Is it true that a mixture of oil and water can be separated by filtration?

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is false.
Liquids that do not mix with each other are said to be immiscible. A separating funnel is used for the separation of two immiscible liquids like water and oil. It works on the difference between the densities of the liquids. More dense liquid accumulates at the bottom of the funnel, which can be flushed out, and the less dense liquid stays in the funnel. On the other hand, filtration is the method of removing insoluble particles present in a solution by allowing the solution to pass through a filter paper.
The corrected statement would be, “A mixture of oil and water can be separated by separating funnel”.

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