Question

While diluting a solution of salt in water, a student by mistake added acetone (boiling point ${56}^{o}C$). What technique can be employed to get back the acetone?

• A. Distillation
• B. Separation
• C. Condensation
• D. Evaporation

Answer 1

The correct option is A Distillation

Distillation can be employed to get back the acetone, since acetone is more volatile it will separate out first.
(Distillation is a process that can be used to separate a pure liquid from a mixture of liquids. It works when the liquids have different boiling points. Distillation is commonly used to separate ethanol - the alcohol in alcoholic drinks - from water. The mixture is heated in a flask.)