Obtaining solid from a mixture

A mixture contains ammonium chloride, copper (ii) oxide and sodium chloride. Describe how each of the substances can be obtained from the mixture.(5marks)

 



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Heat the mixture; ammonium chloride sublimes and is collected as a sublimate; leaving sodium chloride and copper (ii) oxide, add water to the mixture and stir; filter to obtain copper (ii) oxide as the residue and sodium chloride solution as a filtrate; evaporate the filtrate to saturation to obtain the...