A flask contains a mixture of isohexane and 3-methylpentane. One of the liquids boils at 63°C while the other boils at 60°C. What is the best way to separate the two liquids and which one will be distilled out first?
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a
Simple distillation, 3-methylpentane
b
Fractional distillation, isohexane
c
Fractional distillation, 3-methylpentane
d
Simple distillation, isohexane
answer is B.
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Mixture of liquids having less difference in boiling points are separated by fractional distillation, in which liquid with lower boiling point comes out first. In this case isohexane (B.Pt. 60°C).
A flask contains a mixture of isohexane and 3-methylpentane. One of the liquids boils at 63°C while the other boils at 60°C. What is the best way to separate the two liquids and which one will be distilled out first?