Question

The composition of azeotropic mixture of alcohol and water at 1 atm pressure is

Answer 1

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◆ Answer -

For azetropic mixture of ethanol and water at 1 atm -

Ethanol = 95.63%

Water = 4.37%

◆ Azetropes -

- An azeotrope is a mixture of two or more liquids in such a ratio that its composition cannot be changed by simple distillation.

- This mixture has a constant boiling point because the vapour has the same composition as the liquid mixture.

Following methods are used to separate azetropes -

- azetropic distillation

- pressure swing distillation

- chemical action separation

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