Steam distillation is a method for distilling compounds which are:

water soluble

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liquids with close boiling points

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heat sensitive

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all of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C heat sensitive
Steam distillation is a method for heat-sensitive distilling compounds. This method is used to separate substances that are steam volatile and are immiscible with water.

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(A) Simple distillation	(i) To separate the liquids which are steam volatile, insoluble in water and contains non-volatile impurities.
(B) Fractional distillation	(ii) To separate liquids which decompose at a temperature below their normal boiling points
(C) Vacuum distillation	(iii) To separate two or more liquids which have boiling points close to each other.
(D) Steam distillation	(iv) To separate liquid from non-volatile impurities.