By mistake, an alcohol (boiling point 97^(@)C) was mixed a ketone (boiling point 68^(@)C). Suggest a suitable method to separate the two compounds. Explain the reason for your choice.

By mistake, an alcohol (boiling point 97^(@)C) was mixed a ketone (boi

1.	By mistake, an alcohol (boiling point 97^(@)C) was mixed a ketone (boiling point 68^(@)C). Suggest a suitable method to separate the two compounds. Explain the reason for your choice.
Answer» Solution :If the boiling of TWO components of a mixture differ by more than `20^(@)`, then components can be easily separated by simple distillation since at the boiling point of low boiling liquid, the VAPOURS would CONSIST entirely of only low boiling liquid without any COMBINATION of vapours of HIGH boiling liquid and vice-versa.