Yes, it is a decantation. Next time add iron filings. I hand my students a closed test tube that is layered with sand, salt, wood shavings, and iron filings. I instruct my students to make both qualitative and quantitative observations. I then have them invert the test tube and mix up the contents. Again they are instructed to make observations. Once finished, I tell them to now put the test tube ...
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