Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Separation and purification

Separation and purification — practice question

A fractionating column separates the hydrocarbon fractions in petroleum using fractional distillation. Which row gives the properties of the fractions that condense at the top of the fractionating column?

  • Asize of molecule: large; boiling point: high
  • Bsize of molecule: large; boiling point: low
  • Csize of molecule: small; boiling point: high
  • Dsize of molecule: small; boiling point: low

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