Suppose you accidentally drop a glass bowl full of sugar onto the floor, causing the bowl to shatter into pieces. Which of the procedures would be the most effective way to separate the sugar from the tiny pieces of glass? Collect all of the sugar and glass pieces into a pot and heat the mixture to melt the sugar. Then, pour the liquid sugar through a filter to separate the glass from the sugar.   Collect all of the sugar and glass pieces into a bucket of water. Allow the water to dissolve the sugar, then remove the water and sugar solution, leaving the glass behind in the bucket. The solution is then heated to evaporate the water, leaving the sugar behind.   Use a magnifying glass and tweezers to safely remove the glass particles from the mixture.   Sweep a magnet across the spill to attract the glass particles and remove them from the mixture.

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Suppose you accidentally drop a glass bowl full of sugar onto the floor, causing the bowl to shatter into pieces.

Which of the procedures would be the most effective way to separate the sugar from the tiny pieces of glass?

Collect all of the sugar and glass pieces into a pot and heat the mixture to melt the sugar. Then, pour the liquid sugar through a filter to separate the glass from the sugar.
 
Collect all of the sugar and glass pieces into a bucket of water. Allow the water to dissolve the sugar, then remove the water and sugar solution, leaving the glass behind in the bucket. The solution is then heated to evaporate the water, leaving the sugar behind.
 
Use a magnifying glass and tweezers to safely remove the glass particles from the mixture.
 
Sweep a magnet across the spill to attract the glass particles and remove them from the mixture.
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