What is fractional distillation?

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What is fractional distillation?

Accepted Answer

Separating a mixture of liquids with different boiling points by heating and collecting each fraction as it evaporates — Used for crude oil, liquid air, etc. The mixture is heated, each substance evaporates at its boiling point, rises up the column, cools, condenses, and is collected.

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Simple heating

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Separating a mixture of liquids with different boiling points by heating and collecting each fraction as it evaporates

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Filtering a mixture

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Chromatography

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