Question

what is distillation .which property of a substance does this process used as a basis for separation of components of a mixture

Answer 1

Distillation means to separate unwanted substances from the required material.Here both chemical and physical properties of a substance are used for distillation.For example chemical properties of a metal are used to separate the pure metal from its natural source like pure iron is separated from iron ore and physical properties are used to separate the impurities from the grain by winnowing and other processes.