{"id":3266,"date":"2020-10-31T01:21:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T01:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=3266"},"modified":"2021-02-18T22:24:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T22:24:43","slug":"what-is-a-fractional-distillation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-fractional-distillation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Fractional Distillation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3266\" class=\"elementor elementor-3266\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b550997 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b550997\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3166 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/elements-mixtures-and-compounds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3168 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/an-element\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">An element<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3167 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/a-compound\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">A Compound<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3165 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/a-substance\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">A substance<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3164 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/a-mixture\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">A Mixture<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3163 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/separating-mixtures\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Separating mixtures<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3162 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/chemical-formulae\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Chemical Formulae<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a510a9c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a510a9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc59d0 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5dc59d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-58df846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58df846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Separation Methods: Fractional Distillation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afb8bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7afb8bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Similar to simple distillation, fractional distillation is best for separating a solution of two\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">miscible liquids<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. (Miscible liquids are liquids that dissolve in each other).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Fractional method takes advantage of the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">different boiling points<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of the two liquids.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Example: To separate ethanol from a solution of water and ethanol, it would work like this:<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3330\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3330\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fractional-distillation-2.jpg\" alt=\"How does fractional distillation work?\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fractional-distillation-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fractional-distillation-2-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How does fractional distillation work?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a mixture of two miscible liquids (like water and ethanol), one liquid will have a lower boiling point (ethanol). In a similar set-up like a simple distillation, the heat is applied to the solution to raise its temperature to the boiling point of the ethanol. That will turn the ethanol in the mixture into a gas. Unlike in the simple distillation set-up, there is a\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fraction<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">column<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0between the boiling beaker and the condensing unit. This column is made of layers of glass or beads. The column helps the rising gas to slowly condense and re-evaporate several times before it is collected into the beaker. In the end, the water is separated from the ethanol. 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