JEE Main Chemistry question

Anhydrous formic acid cannot be obtained from an aqueous solution by fractional distillation because:

Answer: (B)

Solution

Formic acid and water form a maximum-boiling azeotrope (around 77% formic acid, bp ≈107 °C), and fractional distillation cannot separate

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Question ID VK-150146