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The azeotropic mixture of water (b. pt. 100°C) and HCl (b. pt. 85°C) boils at 108.5°C. When this mixture is distilled, it is possible to obtain

(A)Pure HCl
(B)Pure water
(C)Pure water as well as HCl
(D)Neither HCl nor in their pure statesCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Since the azeotrope boils at a temperature higher than either pure component, it is a maximum-boiling azeotrope; such a mixture distils over

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