Answer: Option (B) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
A process where solute or solid particles which are present in a liquid or gas are separated out with the help of a filter medium like filter paper is known as filtration process.
For example, sand can be separated out from water by using a filter paper.
Components of a mixture can never combine chemically with each other.
Whereas, an element is a substance which contains only one type or kind of atoms.
For example, a pure zinc will contain only atoms of zinc.
A compound is defined as the substance in which different elements are chemically combined together in a fixed ratio by mass.
For example, [tex]MgSO_{4}[/tex] is a compound and elements are present in 1:4 ratio.
A compound can be divided into its constituent or simpler substances.
Thus, we can conclude that a mixture could be separated by distillation or filtration.
