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Question
Is it possible to separate sugar mixed with wheat flour? If yes, how will you do it?
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Solution
Yes.
It is possible to separate a mixture of sugar and wheat flour.
This can be done by the process of sieving. If the mixture of sugar and wheat flour is allowed to pass through a sieve, then the fine wheat flour particles would pass through the sieve, the sugar particles would be retained by the sieve.
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