Those substance which can be separated by steam distillation are:

steam volatile and insoluble in water

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steam volatile and soluble in water

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steam volatile and sparingly soluble in water

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in liquid form in steam and solid form in water

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The correct option is A steam volatile and insoluble in water
Steam distillation is employed for those liquids which are insoluble in water, containing non-volatile impurities and are steam volatile.

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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.

The organic liquids which are steam volatile and immiscible with water can be separated by

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