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A liquid compound (x) can be purified by steam distillation only if it is

Updated On: Sep 4, 2024
  • Steam volatile, immiscible with water
  • Not steam volatile, miscible with water
  • Steam volatile, miscible with water
  • Not steam volatile, immiscible with water
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Compounds purified by steam distillation which are immiscible in water but steam volatile
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Concepts Used:

Purification of Organic Compounds

We commonly use these methods for the purification of substances:

  • Simple crystallization - The most common method that we use to purify organic solids.
  • Fractional crystallization - It is the process of separation of different components of a mixture by repeated crystallisations.
  • Sublimation - Certain organic solids on heating directly change from solid to vapor state without passing through a liquid state. These substances are sublimable. This process is sublimation.
  • Simple distillation - It is the joint process of vaporization and condensation.
  • Fractional distillation - It is the process to separate a mixture of two or more miscible liquids which have boiling points close to each other
  • Distillation under reduced pressure
  • Steam distillation
  • Azeotropic distillation
  • Chromatography