(a) State thepurpose of the decantation process used in the laboratory procedure. (b) Describe tw?

When you study chemistry they make you take classes for a year and a half just to learn the words, before they try to teach you any actual chemistry. So you should be concentrating on learning all the words and what they mean. So you go to google.com and type "define decant" and you learn that it means to pour from one container to another, with an emphasis on being careful not to disturb any sediment. It also is a method to separate two liquids of different density. For the liquids there is a special apparatus with a valve at the bottom so you can drain the heavier liquid without having to tilt the container.