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Evaporation and crystallization

Evaporation: heat the solution until the liquid turns into vapour, leaving behind the dissolved solid.

Used in sea-salt production: sea water is collected in shallow pans; Sun evaporates the water, leaving salt crystals.

Crystallization: cool a saturated solution slowly → solid forms pure crystals. Better purity than plain evaporation.

Example
A glass of sugar water left in sunlight — water evaporates and sugar crystals reappear at the bottom.
💡 Tip:Evaporation works for soluble solids. Insoluble ones (like sand) need filtration first.
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  1. Q1.Salt from sea water is obtained by:
  2. Q2.Crystallization gives:
  3. Q3.Evaporation speeds up with:
  4. Q4.Sugar from sugar solution:
  5. Q5.Main difference: evaporation vs boiling: