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Offline owlpower

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Fractional distillation
« on: September 30, 2018, 09:47:15 AM »
I understand that the vapour will consist of both cyclohexane and toulene, and it will cool, condense, and vapourise again in the process of fractional distillation. I believe the option should be A as the mixture is supposed to go up the column slowly.
However, a part of me also thinks it's option D, "nothing" because refluxing is supposed to happen. Am I getting the question right?

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Re: Fractional distillation
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2018, 11:53:56 AM »
I think that the question assumes that the highest point reached by the solvent is not changing over time.

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Re: Fractional distillation
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2018, 12:37:05 AM »
Thank you very much, that was very helpful. It is indeed option A.

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