CH-520
Separation and purification
Chemistry · Secondary 3 · Medium · Separation and purification
A mixture of ethanol (b.p. 78 °C) and water (b.p. 100 °C) is separated by fractional distillation. Which statement about the distillate collected first is correct?
- It is pure water.
- It has a higher concentration of ethanol than the original mixture.
- It has a higher concentration of water than the original mixture.
- It contains equal amounts of ethanol and water.
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