Decanting is
A) a process in which the more volatile liquid is boiled off.
B) dissolving a solid into a liquid.
C) separating a solid from a liquid by pouring off the liquid.
D) pouring a mixture through a filter paper to separate the solid from the liquid.
E) heating a mixture of two solids to fuse them together.

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Decanting involves separating a solid from a liquid by pouring off the liquid, leaving behind the solid. The process does not involve boiling, dissolving, filtering, or fusing of solids.

Decanting Is