Question

2 Explain why you would be able to collect a more
concentrated sample of ethanol from a mixture of water
and ethanol using the apparatus drawn in question 1 than
by using simple distillation.
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Answer 1

Distillation Process

For example, you heat a mixture of ethanol and water in a flask until the ethanol evaporates. You then cool and condense the vapor inside a condenser to create a pure liquid. When all the ethanol evaporates from the solution, the temperature rises, and the water evaporates in a separate flask....