Chemistry
What is the advantage of distillation in comparison to evaporation ?
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The advantages of distillation in comparison to evaporation are:
- Separation of Components: Distillation separates liquids based on boiling points, while evaporation only removes the solvent, leaving the solute behind.
- Collection of Purified Liquid: In distillation, the vapour is condensed back into liquid form, allowing the collection of purified components. Evaporation doesn’t collect the evaporated substance.
- Faster & Controlled Process: Distillation is faster and more controlled, allowing precise separation. Evaporation is slower and less controlled.
- Separation of Volatile Components: Distillation can separate volatile substances, like in fractional distillation of crude oil. Evaporation cannot effectively separate components.
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