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What is decanting? How is it used in chemistry?
Is there a limit to how many times a mixture can be decanted?
In theory, a mixture could be decanted indefinitely as long as the two substances continue to separate into distinct layers. However, repeatedly decanting a mixture can cause some of the substance to be lost each time, so it is generally best to only decant a mixture as many times as necessary to achieve the desired result.