A student prepares a mixture in a laboratory by stirring fine sand and powdered blue copper(II) sulfate into a beaker of distilled water until no more solid dissolves. The mixture is then poured through a conical funnel lined with standard filter paper into a clean flask. Based on the principles of filtration, which statement correctly predicts and explains the outcome of this procedure?

A) Both the sand and the copper(II) sulfate remain on the filter paper because filter pores block all dispersed particles.

B) The sand remains on the filter paper as the residue, while the blue copper(II) sulfate solution passes through into the flask as the filtrate.

C) Clear, colorless water collects in the flask because filtration removes both insoluble solids and dissolved ionic solutes.

D) The copper(II) sulfate crystals remain on the filter paper while the insoluble sand passes through with the solvent.

Filtration Transitional Reasoning Practice

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