Which method separates two miscible liquids with different boiling points, such as ethanol and water?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. fractional distillation

  1. Step 1: Ethanol boils at about C and water at C.
  2. Step 2: Fractional distillation separates liquids that mix, using their different boiling points.
Answer
fractional distillation.
Why not the others: filtration: separates insoluble solids from liquids. crystallisation: separates a dissolved solid from its solution. separating funnel: separates immiscible liquids, not miscible ones.

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