Distillation

Complete the following tasks:

Simple distillation is used to separate .

Use the words in the box below to label the distillation apparatus.

thermometer solution of food colouring and water water in

water out condenser pure water

 








Use the keywords in the box below to complete the following sentences, explaining the process of simple
distillation.

Keywords:

condenses evaporate cooled heated boiling point

Simple distillation enables a liquid to be separated from a solution. The solution is

until the solution with the lowest starts to
. The vapour is and it (turns back
into a liquid). This liquid can be collected, leaving the rest of the solution back in the flask.

Extension

What would happen if the mixture was heated How could you separate a solution that contained
to a temperature higher than the boiling points several different liquids?
of both substances?
Hint: crude oil is separated using this process.
Hint: what happens to the state of a liquid when
it reaches its boiling point?

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Distillation Answers
Complete the following tasks:

Simple distillation is used to separate a mixture of liquids.

Use the words in the box below to label the distillation apparatus.

thermometer solution of food colouring and water water in

water out condenser pure water

thermometer Water out

solution of food
condenser
colouring and water

pure water
water in

Describe how distillation enabled the solution containing food colouring and water to be separated.
Keywords:

condenses evaporate cooled heated boiling point

Simple distillation enables a liquid to be separated from a solution. The solution is heated until the
solution with the lowest boiling point starts to evaporate. The vapour is cooled and it condenses (turns
back into a liquid). This liquid can be collected, leaving the rest of the solution back in the flask.
Extension
What would happen if the mixture was heated to a temperature higher than the boiling points of both
substances?
The liquids would mix again.

How could you separate a solution that contained several different liquids?
fractional distillation.

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