Question

Name the method you would use to separate
a mixture of coconut oil and water.​

Answer 1

• So, They can be separated by distillation mainly. Distillation is a widely used method for separating oil from water To separate a mixture of liquids, the liquid can be heated to force components, which have different boiling points, into the gas phase.

Answer 2

ᴏɪʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏꜰ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅ. ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍɪx ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɪʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ɪᴍᴍɪꜱᴄɪʙʟᴇ ɪɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ. ꜱᴏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ꜱᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴅɪꜱᴛɪʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ...

ᴅɪꜱᴛɪʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴡɪᴅᴇʟʏ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɪʟ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴍɪxᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛꜱ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ʙᴏɪʟɪɴɢ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛꜱ, ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀꜱ ᴘʜᴀꜱᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀꜱ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴꜱᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ. ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛ ɪꜱ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛɪʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍ ɪꜱ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴʟʏ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ɢᴀꜱᴇꜱ ʙʏ ʟɪQᴜᴇꜰʏɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴜꜱɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ/ᴏʀ ᴘʀᴇꜱꜱᴜʀᴇ. ᴅɪꜱᴛɪʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱᴇꜱ, ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀꜱ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ɢᴀꜱᴏʟɪɴᴇ, ᴅɪꜱᴛɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴀʟᴄᴏʜᴏʟ, ᴋᴇʀᴏꜱᴇɴᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅꜱ.

ᴅɪꜱᴛɪʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱɪꜰɪᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɢᴏʀʏ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ:-

1. ꜱɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛɪʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀᴇ),

2.ꜰʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅɪꜱᴛɪʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴠᴏʟᴀᴛɪʟᴇ 'ꜰʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ' ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ), ᴀɴᴅ

3. ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛɪʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ɪꜱ ʜᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴅᴇᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏꜱᴇꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ).