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Offline shrikantvarma

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azeotropic distillation
« on: July 27, 2010, 11:25:54 AM »
why azeotropic mixture boils at low temperature i observe toluene & water azeotrope boil at low temperature??

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Re: azeotropic distillation
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2010, 05:40:49 PM »
an azeotropic mixture can either boil at a lower or higher temperature that the components of the mixture. an azeotrope that boils at a lower temperature is called a positive azeotrope. source from wikipedia

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