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A mixture of ethyl alcohol and water can be seperated by

  • A.Evaporation
  • B.Sublimation
  • C.Using a seperating funnel
  • D.Fractional distillation

Answer: D

The mixture is separated by fractional distillation.

Ethanol boils at 78 °C and water at 100 °C, a difference too small for simple distillation, so a fractionating column is needed. Even then only 95.6 per cent ethanol can be obtained, because the mixture forms an azeotrope at that composition.

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