Question

Picture-based question.

Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

1. What is the apparatus used for?

2. Label the components A, B and C.

3. What kind of mixture is separated into its components using this method?

Answer 1

1.The apparatus needed for fractional distillation is -

• Bunsen burner.
• Round bottomed flask.
• Fractionating column.
• Thermometer.
• Condenser.
• Conical flask.

2.The components A,B and C are

A - Round bottomed flask.

B - Condenser.

C - Distillate.

3.The kind of mixture is separated into its components using this method are -

• This method can separate the liquids with a boiling point difference about or less than 25 K.
• During the process, both evaporation and condensation take place simultaneously.
• A mixture (like petroleum) can also be separated by fractional distillation process which contains several components.