Answer: The boiling point of cyclohexane is 81oC and the boiling point of toluene is 111oC. Therefore the liquid collected first should be
CYCLOHEXANE
Explanation:
In chemistry, there are various separation techniques that can be used to separate the components of a mixture and even isolate each of these components. A typical example of such separation techniques is DISTILLATION. This is a method of separation that makes use of different boiling points of liquids in a mixture. A mixture of any number of liquids could be separated as long as they boil at different temperatures. Example include:
--> mixture of cyclohexane (boiling point is 81°C) and toluene (boiling point is 111°C)
--> mixture of alcohol (boiling point is 78°C) and water (boiling point 100°C).
The process involves heating the mixture of liquids until the more volatile liquid ( that is the one with the lower boiling point) changes to vapour. The vapour is cooled by passing it through a condenser and collected in a liquid form known as distillate.
Therefore in the mixture of cyclohexane and toluene, the liquid collected FIRST should be CYCLOHEXANE.
