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Given below are two statements :
Statement I : A mixture of chloroform and aniline can be separated by simple distillation
Statement II : When separating aniline from a mixture of aniline and water by steamdistillation aniline boils below its boiling point
choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

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Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AStatement is true, statement II is false
  2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are true
  3. CBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
  4. DStatement I is false, Statement II is true

Correct answer: B

Solution

(b) A suitable method for separating a mixture of aniline and chloro form would be steam distillation. Steamdistillation is the process used to separate aromatic compound from a mixture because of their temperaturesensitivity. Therefore, steam distillation is an ideal method for their separation.

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