Question

Suppose you are using distillation to separate cyclohexane and toluene. The boiling point of cyclohexane is Choose... oC and the boiling point of toluene is Choose... oC. Therefore, the liquid collected first should be Choose... .

Answer 1

81°C

111°C

cyclohexane

Step-by-step explanation:

Distillation is a process of separating two liquids based on differences in Bolling point. For two substances having different boiling points, they are collected as they are converted into vapour, condensed and move down the condenser one after the other.

Since the boiling point of cyclohexane is less than that of toluene, cyclohexane is collected first before toluene.