mixtures can be separated using various separation methods such filtration,separating funnel,sublimation,simple distillation and paper chromatography. The methods stated above are all physical methods. There are also chemical methods, which are used by rearranging the particles so a certain substance no longer exists (chemical reaction). More @Wikipedia
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