“Gasoline boils at a relatively low temperature (about 150°C). The kerosene is removed at around 200°C, followed by diesel oil at 300°C and fuel oil at around 370°C.”
What topic is the teacher most likely talking about?
distillation of a mixture
filtration of a pure substance
evaporation of a mixture
sorting of a pure substance
The correct answer among the choices given is the first option.The teacher most likely is talking about distillation of a mixture. Distillation is a unit operation that separates component substances from a liquid mixture which is shown by the teacher. Also, the most common purifying technique in the production of gasoline is by this process.
