Guatemala City - Contemporary times. 1  Santiago Garcia-Salas City serves as the economic, governmental, and cultural epicenter of the nation of Guatemala.
Immiscible liquids. Oil and water can be separated using a funnel. Immiscible means that the liquids don't dissolve in each other â oil and water are an example. It is possible to shake up the liquids and get them to mix but they soon separate. Separating immiscible liquids is done simply using a separating funnel. The two liquids are put into the funnel and are left for a short time to settle out and form two layers.
This technique can be used to separate a mixture of solids, one of which can undergo sublimation. The vapours are then cooled separately to get the sublimed solid back. (Fig. ). Sublimation is used in the separation of substances like ammonium chloride, iodine, napthalene, camphor and sulphur.