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Experiment 3: Fermentation and Distillation of Ethanol 1. What liquids are being distilled today? How many fractions of distillate are collected for the fractional distillation and what boiling points are expected? There will be two different liquid that will be distilled in the lab, one of which will be ethanol. Ethanol is an organic compound as well as a type of alcohol that can easily be fermented, it has a boiling point of 78.4 . The other liquid that will be distilled is water, the most common substance on Earth which boils at 100 . In this lab, there will be three different fractions of distillate used, the expected boiling points are 77 - 80 , 80 - 96 , and a boiling point above 96 . 2. What is an azeotrope? What is the boiling point of the azeotrope expected for the distillation of ethanol? The definition of an azeotrope a solution is which the two liquids that are combined and then distilled has the same boiling point. For the distillation of the ethanol there is an expected azeotrope boiling point of 78.2 to be expected as the boiling point of ethanol is approximately 78.4 . 3. Why is it important to grease the joints of the distillation apparatus? It is critical to grease the joints of the distillation apparatus because it helps create an airtight seal between all of the components. This seal is so critical as it prevents vapors created from escaping the system as well as the fact that it makes clean up less difficult for the person performing the lab. The way in which it makes it less difficult is that after the vacuum is applied, having grease on the joints will allow the person performing the lab to take the distillation apparatus apart. 4. How will you determine the percent alcohol in the distillate? The percent alcohol in the distillate will be determined through the density of the distillate. The reference table will be used to compare to the density calculated after the distillation process had been completed.
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