3. How does steam facilitate the distillation of essential oils? 4. Discuss some applications of simple distillation and steam distillation. Explain why you can use each method for the chosen application.

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1. Explain the importance of using a thermometer in the simple distillation setup.
2. Enumerate the characteristics of a substance for it to be separated from the
heterogeneous mixture by steam distillation.
3. How does steam facilitate the distillation of essential oils?
4. Discuss some applications of simple distillation and steam distillation. Explain why you can
use each method for the chosen application.
Transcribed Image Text:1. Explain the importance of using a thermometer in the simple distillation setup. 2. Enumerate the characteristics of a substance for it to be separated from the heterogeneous mixture by steam distillation. 3. How does steam facilitate the distillation of essential oils? 4. Discuss some applications of simple distillation and steam distillation. Explain why you can use each method for the chosen application.
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