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Decanting is the process used to separate a liquid from a substance. The liquid is slowly led down the stirring rod and led into another container. This process can be used to seperate the liquid so that the mixture would become dry. An example to use decanting is during the Aluminum-Copper Chloride Lab, in which you separate the solution from the red-brown solid. Decanting does not completely remove all the liquid particles, but it removes most of it so that it can be dried easier. 1) Set up equipment so that a stirring rod is 1cm above a beaker. 2) Pour the beaker containing the substance directly on to stirring rod so that the substance will slowly swirl down the stirring rod. Remember to pour the liquid solution slowly and to keep the stirring rod at the spout of the beaker. This is a critical tip because it makes it so that it reduces the chances of the solid to come out of the beaker too. Also remember to keep the stirring rod and the beaker at a little slant, so that the liquid solution will slowly fall into the beaker.
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