Which method can be used to separate a mixture of ethanol and water into its component parts?A.ChromatographyB.DistillationC.FreezingD.Filtering
Question
Which method can be used to separate a mixture of ethanol and water into its component parts?A.ChromatographyB.DistillationC.FreezingD.Filtering
Solution
The method that can be used to separate a mixture of ethanol and water into its component parts is Distillation.
Here's a step-by-step process:
- Pour the mixture into a distillation flask. Attach the flask to a condenser.
- Heat the mixture. Ethanol will boil and vaporize before water because it has a lower boiling point (78.37 degrees Celsius) than water (100 degrees Celsius).
- The ethanol vapor will rise into the condenser, cool down and condense back into a liquid.
- The liquid ethanol will then be collected in a separate container.
- After all the ethanol has been boiled off, the only thing left in the flask will be water.
So, the correct answer is B. Distillation.
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