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If the chemicals being separated have to close of boiling points, it will not work very well.

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What is the technique used to separate a solvent from a solution.?

The simplest method is distillation.


What is the advantage of simple distillation to fractional distillation?

Whether it is better to use fractional or simple distillation depends on the liquids being separated and on the boiling points of the liquids. When there is a great difference between the boiling points of the liquids, simple distillation may be a better option. Likewise, if there is a small difference in boiling points, then fractional distillation is used.


difference between simple and fractional distillation?

The key difference between fractional and simple distillation is that fractional distillation is used when the components in the mixture have closer boiling points, while simple distillation is used when the components in the mixture have a large difference in their boiling points


How is simple distillation useful?

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In what situation would you use fractional distillation over simple distillation?

You would use simple distillation when the two products you are trying to separate have large difference in boiling points. Fractional distillation is needed when the two products have very close boiling points (like Hexane and toluene). In petroleum refining, the word "fractionation", not "fractional distillation" is used, often interchangeably with "distillation". When we have a crude mixture of different compounds which have very minor difference in their boiling points and cannot be separated simple distillation, then fractional distillation is used. Differenciation of components of petroleum is done by this process


Could you compare and contrast simple from steam distillation in terms of type of mixtures separated?

Simple and steam distillation are similar in that they use boiling to separate organic components. Simple distillation boils them off at their boiling points, then condenses them. Steam distillation uses water mixed with the compounds to lower their boiling points and avoid decomposing them by heat.


What is the problem with using a simple distillation apparatus a glass tube?

The problem with distillation is how to turn all of the hot vapour back into liquid. A simple distillation experiment using just a glass tube as a condenser, rather than a Liebig one, loses most of the steam.


Can simple distillation be done to separate water from aqueous magnesium sulphate?

Yes.Because simple distillation is a separating of a mixture through heating.it is only applied to separate volatile liquid from the nonvolatile ones.The gas created by the distillation is collected through condensation to form a liquid again.Thank you '_'


What is a simple method of purifying water?

Boiling Bleach Filtration Distillation


How do you separate a mixture of water and vinegar?

The most simple method is distillation.


Why kmno4 is added in simple distillation?

you mean water distillation? in order to remove minerals by oxidizing them and contaminants from organic materials including surfactants.


Uses of simple distillation?

Distillation is a method in chemistry to separate substances from a mixture according to their level of vitality. some examples of distillation are alcohol distillery, distilled water, production of gasoline, paraffin, kerosene etc.