alleryStart learning →A fractionating column improves separation mainly by providing?
ARepeated sieving and washing
BRepeated vaporisation and condensation
CRepeated dissolving and filtering
DRepeated settling and decanting
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Repeated vaporisation and condensation
Successive vaporisation-condensation stages enrich the more volatile component in the rising vapour.
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