Minimizing Silver Nitrate Loss: Separating a Mixture of Silver Nitrate and Sand

[Denyven]

Homework Statement

How do I separate a mixture of Silver Nitrate and Sand and loose as little silver nitrate as possible.

Homework Equations

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The Attempt at a Solution

I know silver nitrate is water soluble, so I was going to dissolve all the silver nitrate and then filter out the sand, but is there a better way in which less silver nitrate will be lost.

 

[Borek]

You may try to look for some high density liquid that will separate them (not sure if you will find such a liquid, but it is worth a try) or some kind of a flotation method. But I doubt you will get better results.

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