Question

The fragrance of flowers is due to the presence
of some steam volatile organic compounds called
essential oils. These are generally insoluble in
water at room temperature but are miscible with
water vapour in vapour phase. A suitable method
for the extraction of these oils from the flowers is:
(a) Distillation
(b) Crystallisation
(c) Distillation under reduced pressure
(d) Steam distillation

Answer 1

Answer:

some steam volatile organic compounds called

essential oils. These are generally insoluble in

water at room temperature but are miscible with

water vapour in vapour phase. A suitable method

for the extraction of these oils from the flowers is:(c) Distillation under reduced pressure

Answer 2

Answer : C) Distillation under reduced pressure.