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General Knowledge · Q187

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 187

Q187

Impure camphor is purified by

A.
Sublimation
Answer
B.
Fractional crystallisation
C.
Fractional distillation
D.
Steam distillation

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Sublimation apparatus is a piece of laboratory glassware used in the technique of sublimation usually used by chemists to purify compounds. Typically a solid is placed in a vessel which is then heated under vacuum. Under this reduced pressure the solid volatilizes and condenses as a purified compound on a cooled surface, leaving the non-volatile residue impurities behind. This cooled surface often takes the form of a cold finger. Once heating ceases and the vacuum is released, the sublimed compound can be collected from the cooled surface. Impure camphor is purified by this process.