Question

If you had a binary mixture and the component differed in boiling point by 60 degrees Celsius, what type of distillation would you use?

Answer 1

Fractional distillation will be the best method to seperate a binary mixture of compounds that have difference in their boiling point by 60 degrees Celsius .

The process involves heating the mixture at a temperature , where one of the component ( having lesser boiling point) attains its boiling point and gets vapourised . The vapours are condensed and then collected leaving behind the other component ( having higher boiling point ) in the distillation flask itself .

This way these components can be seperated efficiently.