5.1 Separations Part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is distillation?
A
process of raising the temperature of a liquid until it can overcome the intermolecular forces that hold it together in the liquid phase
2
Q
When is simple distillation performed?
A
when trace impurities need to be removed from a relatively pure compounds or when a mixture with significantly different boiling points needs to be separated
3
Q
When is fractional distillation performed?
A
when different boiling points of the components in a liquid mixture is not large