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The ice water bath is an option designed to cool the distillate to speed and improve condensation, which happens in the receiver flask.

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What is a boiling flask used for in science?

A boiling flask, as its name implies is typically used for boiling solutions of various types. One common use is to generate the steam that will be passed through a water cooled condenser for distillation.


How do you trap condensed water from salt water?

Using a Dean stark collection arm with an attached condenser and boiling the water off. You could also use a distillation head with an angled condenser (angled down from the top of the salt water containing flask) and collection flask at the lower end of the condesner.


Can sugar and water be separated by physical means?

It can be separated by using evaporation or a distillation apparatus. The water would be put into steam a and would draw away from the Erlenmeyer Flask. While farther away. The steam would turn back into water while putting the sugar back into its crystalline form.


What is a distillation flask?

A distilling flask is a round bottom flask that often has two openings, and some of them have a long neck.it is used for distillation processes. See the Web Links to the left for pictures and more information about how to use a distilling flask.


Why is it acceptable to add water to the titration flask?

Once you have measured out your sample and transferred it to your flask, the absolute amount (moles) of sample is fixed. Adding water to the flask will change the concentration in the flask, titrating also adds volume to the flask as well as reacting with the sample. However, the number of molecules of sample you put into the flask will not change by simply diluting it with water.

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What are the Sources of error in distillation?

boiling chips are not added to the distillation flask. the thermometer bulb is placed in the boiling liquid. the water to the water-jacketed condenser is not turned on.


What is a boiling flask used for in science?

A boiling flask, as its name implies is typically used for boiling solutions of various types. One common use is to generate the steam that will be passed through a water cooled condenser for distillation.


How do you trap condensed water from salt water?

Using a Dean stark collection arm with an attached condenser and boiling the water off. You could also use a distillation head with an angled condenser (angled down from the top of the salt water containing flask) and collection flask at the lower end of the condesner.


Can adding water to salt be reversible?

Yes. A procedure known as distillation would need to be done, i.e., take the solution of water and salt and place in a conical flask attached to a Liebig's Condenser and at the end of the condenser, a beaker. The condenser must be circulated with cold water from below and the hot water removed from top. Heat the solution upto 100 C, and the water will collect in the beaker as 'distillate' while the salt will stick to the sides of the flask. (for more details about distillation, refer the Internet) by, Shawkat


A set of apparatus for purifying water?

There are many ways to purify water but the most safest and common method used in labs is distillation . You need the following appratus for it . 1> 1 round bottom flask 2> 1 flat bottom flask 3> Liedig's condenser 4> A thermometer 5> A burner


How do you separate alchoal from water?

By distillation. One can take advantage of the fact that both alcohol and water boils at different temperatures. A fractional distillation apparatus should be used.


Can sugar and water be separated by physical means?

It can be separated by using evaporation or a distillation apparatus. The water would be put into steam a and would draw away from the Erlenmeyer Flask. While farther away. The steam would turn back into water while putting the sugar back into its crystalline form.


What is a distillation flask?

A distilling flask is a round bottom flask that often has two openings, and some of them have a long neck.it is used for distillation processes. See the Web Links to the left for pictures and more information about how to use a distilling flask.


How you can obtain the pure water by which procees distillation or fractional distillation?

Distillation is used frequently.


What is the best method of separation pure water from ink chromatography or distillation?

First you but the solution in a flask, then heat this up with a Bunsen burner. the steam or water particles then go down the condenser pipe where the water particles are cooled, then the water particles turn in water again at the other end in a vile.


Describe how you performed the procedure in Part 2 What if your answer should be in paragraph form third person and past tense For example Fifty milliliters of water was placed in the flask not?

Fifty milliliters of water was placed in the flask.


Why is it acceptable to add water to the titration flask?

Once you have measured out your sample and transferred it to your flask, the absolute amount (moles) of sample is fixed. Adding water to the flask will change the concentration in the flask, titrating also adds volume to the flask as well as reacting with the sample. However, the number of molecules of sample you put into the flask will not change by simply diluting it with water.