Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table: Simple Distillation (NOT DONE)

Question 1

What are the two stages in which simple distillation consist of?

Answer 1

The two stages which simple distillation consist of are is: First we evaporate the liquid by heating. This turns the liquid into a vapour. Next we condense the vapour back to a liquid by cooling.

Question 2

Why don’t we use simple distillation to produce drinking water?

Answer 2

We don’t use simple distillation to produce drinking water as it requires a whole lot of energy.

Question 3

What is simple distillation?

Answer 3

Simple distillation is the method in which we use to separate a dissolved solid from a liquid if we want to keep the liquid.