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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

Explain fractional distillation with an example activity​

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
5 Years ago
Dear student 
Fractional distillation is the separation of a mixture into its component parts, or fractions. Chemical compounds are separated by heating them to a temperature at which one or more fractions of the mixture will vaporize. It uses distillation to fractionate.
The basic principle of this type of distillation is that different liquids boil and evaporate at different temperatures. So when the mixture is heated, the substance with lower boiling point starts to boil first and convert into vapours.
Profile image of abhay gupta
5 Years ago
Fractional distillation is a method for separating liquids with different boiling points.

For example, liquid ethanol can be separated from a mixture of ethanol and water by fractional distillation. This method works because the liquids in the mixture have different boiling points. When the mixture is heated, one liquid evaporates before the other.

In this experiment, we will use fractional distillation to separate a mixture of ethanol and water.

The boiling point of ethanol is 78°C and the boiling point of water is 100°C.
Profile image of adilakshmigogada 27
5 Years ago
 
Fractional distillation is a method for separating liquids with different boiling points.

For example, liquid ethanol can be separated from a mixture of ethanol and water by fractional distillation. This method works because the liquids in the mixture have different boiling points. When the mixture is heated, one liquid evaporates before the other.

In this experiment, we will use fractional distillation to separate a mixture of ethanol and water.

The boiling point of ethanol is 78°C and the boiling point of water is 100°
Profile image of irshad hussain
5 Years ago
Fractional distillation is a method for separating liquids with different boiling points. For example, liquid ethanol can be separated from a mixture of ethanol and water by fractional distillation. ... The boiling point of ethanol is 78°C and the boiling point of water is 100°C.