Question

Which purification technique is used for high boiling organic liquid compound (decomposes near its boiling point )?

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• A. Steam distillation
• B. Fractional distillation
• C. Simple distillation
• D. Reduced pressure distillation

Answer 1

The correct option is D Reduced pressure distillation

Reduced pressure distillation or vaccum distillation is used for the purification of high boiling organic liquids which decomposes at or below their boiling point.
Hence, option (d) is correct.