A mixture of iron nails, salt, oil and water is provided to you. Give stepwise methods to separate each component from this mixture.

A mixture of iron nails, salt, oil and water can be separated by the following steps:

• Iron nails can be handpicked or remove by magnet by attracting
• Oil can be removed by decantation method or separating
• By evaporation method, evaporate the salt and water Hence water can be condensed back leaving behind the salt at the bottom.