Question

Which equipment would help you separate a liquid mixture by distillation?

two flasks, a heat source, and a condensing tube
sand or gravel
a sieve, such as a colander or kitchen strainer
a freezer

Answer 1

you need a heat source to boil off the liquids; you are manipulating the fact that there is a difference in boiling points that you can exploit. this is how you separate them.

if you have two liquids say A and B and they are more than 5 degrees celsius difference in boiling points.

This would be the set up.



Say A has a much higher boiling point that B. B will boil first, enter the gas phase and then enter the condensing tube where it will condense from gas-liquid. and then it will collect in the other collection flask. So, you'll have A in one flask and B in the other.



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