Steam distillation is applied to those organic compounds which are steam volatile and:

Soluble in water

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Insoluble in water

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Sparingly soluble in water

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Insoluble in all solvents

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Solution

The correct option is B Insoluble in water
Steam distillation is a special type of distillation (a separation process) for temperature sensitive materials like natural aromatic compounds. those organic compounds that undergo steam distillation must have a great difference with the boiling point of water and also must be insoluble in water so that distillation occurs.

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All compounds of alkali metals are easily soluble in water but lithium compounds are more soluble in organic solvents. Explain

(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.

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