By the end of this lesson you should be able to:

1. State the various separation techniques.

2. Describe the type of separation they separate

3. Identify and explain the principles behind a particular separation technique that is used in daily life and in industry.

4. Identify an appropriate separation technique to separate a mixture based on the physical properties of the components of the mixture. These properties include solubility, density, melting and boiling points, thermalstability, magnetic properties and particle size.