Absolute alcohol can not be prepared from rectified spirit by simple d

1.	Absolute alcohol can not be prepared from rectified spirit by simple distillation because
Answer» The BOILING points of water and alcohol are very close Water and alcohol form a CONSTANT boiling azeotropic mixture `C_(2)H_(5)OH` forms H-bonds with water Alcohols molecules are highly hydrated Solution :The ratio of water and alcohol in both phases (ie., vapour & liquid) is the same of the same and hence can be separated by fractional distillation.

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