Statement-I: Some organic liquids can be purified by steam distillation
Statement-II: Principle involved in steam distillation is that liquids immiscible in water possessing high boiling point are steam volatile.

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I is false and II is true

Both the statements are true

I is true and II is false

Both the statements are false

answer is A.

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Steam distillation is essentially a co-distillation With water and is carried out when a solid or liquid, practically insoluble in water, is volatile with steam, possesses a vapour pressure of about 10-15 'mm of mercury but the impurities are non-volatile.

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