How can the mixture of kerosene oil and water be separated?
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Given that kerosene and water are not miscible, and have a different density, a centrifuge could separate the two liquids.
Also, since water boils at 100 C and freezes at 0 C, while kerosene will boil at more than 150 C and freeze at less than 0 C, then heating of chilling the substance would allow distillation separation, or the creation of a hydrocarbon water slush that could be treated fop separation.
Your best best is distillation, still. That is how crude oil (which does contain water) is treated anyway.
Also, since water boils at 100 C and freezes at 0 C, while kerosene will boil at more than 150 C and freeze at less than 0 C, then heating of chilling the substance would allow distillation separation, or the creation of a hydrocarbon water slush that could be treated fop separation.
Your best best is distillation, still. That is how crude oil (which does contain water) is treated anyway.
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we can use a separating funnel technique which will separate the insoluble kerosene from water
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