Turpentine oil can be purified by:

steam distillation

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Solution

The correct option is A steam distillation
Steam distillation of a liquid in a current of steam used especially to purify liquids that are not very volatile and are immiscible with water. The boiling point of turpentine oil is between 90 and 115 °C or 195 and 240 °F and is immiscible with water. Thus, it is purified by steam distillation.

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