A chemist attempts to separate a liquid mixture that is 50% ethanol (boiling point 78…

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Chromatography · Chromatography

Problem

A chemist attempts to separate a liquid mixture that is 50% ethanol (boiling point 78 °C) and 50% methanol (boiling point 65 °C) using simple distillation but finds that the distillate still contains both alcohols. Explain, in one or two sentences, why simple distillation is ineffective for this mixture.

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