(a) Which method of separation is indicated in the above figure? (b) A mixture of two componentsX and Y X is an element and Y is a compound of two nonmetals. Identify X and Y.

(a) Which method of separation is indicated in the above figure? (b)

1.	(a) Which method of separation is indicated in the above figure? (b) A mixture of two componentsX and Y X is an element and Y is a compound of two nonmetals. Identify X and Y.
Answer» SOLUTION :(a) The figure indicates the separation method of sublimation. (B) X is an element which undergoes sublimation. Therefore, it shold be IODINE. Y is SAND (silicon dioxide) which is a compound of two non-metals.