In an experiment to separate a mixture of water (100^oC) and ethanol (78.4^oC), a student set up the apparatus shown below.

In an experiment to separate a mixture of water (100^oC) and ethanol (78.4^oC), a student set up the apparatus shown below.



(a) Identify the mistakes in the set up.

(b) What method would the student use to test the purity of ethanol obtained?

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(a) Thermometer is missing.
Water in and water out are interchanged.

(b) Boiling/Freezing point/Density/Refractive index determination.

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maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 16, 2019 at 06:40

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