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A student is asked to separate two liquids. Liquid A boils at 100°C

and liquid B boils at 65 °C. The student sets up a fractional distillation
experiment, and after a few minutes a clear liquid is collected from the
condenser. Explain which of the two liquids will be collected first.

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Answer:

liquid B

Step-by-step explanation:

because B has a lower bp it needs less time and energy to turn into vapour and is collected into the condenser first

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