Question

Simple distillation can be used to separate:

• A. a mixture of benzene (B.P- $80{}^{\circ }C$) and toluene (B.P-$110{}^{\circ }C$)
• B. a mixture of ether (B.P- $35{}^{\circ }C$) and toluene (B.P-$110{}^{\circ }C$)
• C. a mixture of ethanol (B.P- $78{}^{\circ }C$) and water (B.P-$100{}^{\circ }C$)
• D. solid substances

Answer 1

The correct option is B a mixture of ether (B.P- $35{}^{\circ }C$) and toluene (B.P-$110{}^{\circ }C$)

Simple distillation is used to separate volatile liquids from non-volatile impurities having sufficient difference in their in their boiling points.

A mixture of ether (B.P- $35{}^{\circ }C$) and toluene (B.P-$110{}^{\circ }C$) is the correct answer since they have large boiling point difference.