By which process can be purified alcohol and mercury
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Mercury and alcohol is purified through distillation. This is done by heating alcohol or mercury until it produces vapour. The vapour produced is then condensed to produce pure alcohol or mercury.
Purification of mercury or alcohol is done the same way water is purified. This is the basic process of determining the purity of most of the substances. And also if you want to determine whether substance is truly pure, determine whether it has sharp boiling point.
Fractional distillation process is used for the 'purification of alcohol'.
EXPLANATION:
Alcohol is chemically known as Ethanol boils at a lower temperature than water, alcohol vaporizes and most of the water remains as a liquid. After proper distillation, 95% alcohol and remaining balance water is collected. This is the most purified form accepted as a standard.
The mercury ore undergoes a series of steps for the purification. It is heated to release the mercury as vapour. This vapour is cooled, condensed and then collected. The sequence of events includes mining, roasting, condensing and refining.