How can a mixture of salt and sand be seperated

filtration

Explanation:

1.put the mixture in a beaker

2.add water to the beaker and stir to dissolve salt

3.filter using a filter paper to have sand as the residue

4.Evaporate the water to remain with salt crystals

the number of valence electrons for each molecule or ion is shown beneath the structure. remember hydrogen will not have more than two electrons. this hydrogen is part of a covalent bond (sharing two electrons). a double bond here would cause hydrogen to share four electrons with phosphorus.