Question

The diagram below represents the apparatus that may be used to separate a mixture of two miscible liquids C and D whose boiling points are 80ºC and 110ºC

1. Name A and B
2. What is the purpose of the thermometer? 
3. Which liquid was collected first? Explain.

Answer 1

1.    
   • A- Distillate
   • B- Leibig condenser
2. It is used to measure the temperature of the mixture
3. Liquid C is collected first because it has a lower boiling point