Question 10

Liquefied air is mainly a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen which can be separated into its components by fractional distillation (Boiling point of nitrogen is 196°C, Boiling point of oxygen is 174°C)

(a) Name the fraction which distills over first. Give the reason for your answer.

(b) Give another industrial application of fractional distillation as a separation technique.
 

 

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Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Chemistry
Year
1990
Question no.
#10
Type
Theory

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