General Organic Chemistry Question 44
Question 44 - 2024 (31 Jan Shift 2)
The fragrance of flowers is due to the presence of some steam volatile organic compounds called essential oils. These are generally insoluble in water at room temperature but are miscible with water vapour in vapour phase. A suitable method for the extraction of these oils from the flowers is _________.
(1) crystallisation
(2) distillation under reduced pressure
(3) distillation
(4) steam distillation
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Answer (4)
Solution
Formula: Steam Distillation
Steam distillation technique is applied to separate substances which are steam volatile and are immiscible with water.
