Simple Distillation Flashcards

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What type of seperation technique is distillation ?

A

Physical separation technique

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What do we use simple distillation for ?

A

Separating a dissolved solid from a liquid but keep the liquid

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What are the two stages of distillation ?

A

Evaporate the liquid by heating causing it to vaporize
Condense the vapor back into a liquid by cooling

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What is the apparatus used to carry out simple distillation ?

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Place solution into a flask which is don red to a continuous glass tube

This is surrounded by a condenser which keeps the internal glass tube cold

There is also a thermometer

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How do we carry out simple distillation ?

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Set up apparatus: bunsen burner, condenser, continues glass tube and thermometer

First heat the solution until it boils using bunsen burner, the liquid evaporates into a vapor which rises up the glass tube then into the condenser which condenses the vapor turning it back into a liquid which is then collected in a beaker

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At the end of distillation what are we left with ?

A

Solid crystals and the liquid

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What do we use distillation for ?

A

To produce drinking water from sea water however a lot of energy is used

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