Question

While diluting a solution of salt in water, a student by mistake added alcohol (boiling point 78°C). What technique can be employed to get back the alcohol? Justify your choice.

Answer 1

Answer:

Distillation can be employed to get back the acetone, since acetone is more volatile it will separate out first.

(Distillation is a process that can be used to separate a pure liquid from a mixture of liquids. It works when the liquids have different boiling points. Distillation is commonly used to separate ethanol - the alcohol in alcoholic drinks - from water. The mixture is heated in a flask