Paheli bought some vegetables such as french beans, lady’s finger, green chillies and potatoes all mixed in a bag. What is the most appropriate method of separation in this case? [2 marks]

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$∙$ Handpicking is the method of separating easily identifiable substance from the mixture. It is used when the differences between the substances is visible and the particle size is large enough to get hand picked. [1 mark]
$∙$ The difference between the vegetables can be easily seen and the size is large enough to be handpicked. Hence, they can be seperated by handpicking. [1 mark]

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