Question 12 — Why is distillation an - Questions at the end of the chapter - Chapter 5 - Exploring Mixtures and their Separation (Exploration)

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Why is distillation an effective method for separating a mixture of water and acetone?
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Acetone and water are miscible liquids with very different boiling points — acetone boils at about 56 °C and water at 100 °C. This large gap (well over 25 °C) lets acetone vaporise and be collected first, before water boils. So distillation cleanly separates them.

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