Question

Distillation is a process of separating the component substances from a liquid mixture by:

• A. filteration and condensation.
• B. condensation and evaporation.
• C. evaporation and filtration.
• D. all of above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Distillation is the process of separating the component substances from a liquid mixture by selective evaporation and condensation. Distillation may result in essentially complete separation (nearly pure components), or it may be a partial separation that increases the concentration of selected components of the mixture.