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Junior Cycle Science: Mixtures & separation

How often Mixtures & separation comes up on the Science papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Mixtures & separation, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Mixtures & separation.

(a)Which method is best for separating sand from water?
  1. Chromatography
  2. Filtration
  3. Using a magnet
(b)How can you get the salt back from salt water?
  1. Using a magnet
  2. Filtration
  3. Evaporation
(c)Which mixture could be separated using paper chromatography?
  1. The dyes in a black ink
  2. Iron and sulfur
  3. Sand mixed with water
Show the answers

(a) Filtration

(b) Evaporation

(c) The dyes in a black ink

Your turn: Common Level questions on Mixtures & separation.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q9
2025Not asked
2024Q3
2023Not asked
2022Q13
2019Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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