Why Do You Distill?
Distillation Is Used to Separate Liquids from Nonvolatile Solids, as in the Separation of Alcoholic Liquors from Fermented Materials, or in the Separation of...
Distillation is used to separate liquids from nonvolatile solids, as in the separation of alcoholic liquors from fermented materials, or in the separation of two or more liquids having different boiling points, as in the separation of gasoline, kerosene, and lubricating oil from crude oil.
Why do we distill?
Distillation is used to purify a compound by separating it from a non-volatile or less-volatile material. Because different compounds often have different boiling points, the components often separate from a mixture when the mixture is distilled.
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