Wednesday 7 January 2015

What is Distillation

Understand Distillation. Click on the link to Watch the VIDEO explanation: Watch Video


Distillation is the process of heating the liquid to form its vapour and then condensing the vapours to form liquid again. It is used to separate two or more substances present in a liquid or for purification of water. The apparatus used is shown here. Take some salt water in a retort and heat it till it gets converted into steam. The steam is collected in a beaker which is connected to retort as shown here. The steam condenses into drops of water and the salt is left behind in the retort.

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