The apparatus in Image A above is used to separate a mixture of ethyl alcohol and water. The mixture is heated in the flask on the left and the ethyl alcohol drips into the flask on the right after condensing in the cooling tube in the middle. Which method was used to separate the mixture?
a. chromatography
b .filtration
c .sorting
d distillation



Answer :

The method used to separate a mixture of ethyl alcohol and water is distillation. Thus option (d) is true.

What is distillation?

Distillation is defined as a process involving the conversion of liquid into vapor that is subsequently condensed back into liquid form.

It is a widely used method for separating the mixture based on difference in conditions required to change the phase of components.

Some of the types of distillation are:

  • Simple distillation
  • Steam distillation
  • Fractional distillation
  • Vacuum distillation
  • Zone distillation etc. and many more are the type of distillation.

Thus, the method used to separate a mixture of ethyl alcohol and water is distillation. Thus option (d) is true.

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The apparatus in Image A above is used to separate a mixture of ethyl alcohol and water. The mixture is heated in the flask on the left and the ethyl alcohol drips into the flask on the right after condensing in the cooling tube in the middle. Which method was used to separate the mixture?

a. chromatography

b .filtration

c .sorting

d distillation

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