Fractional Distillation is the process where a mixture separates into its different components or fractions, examples can be separating chemical compounds by their boiling point by heating them to a temperature where one or more of the compound's will vaporize. This is a special type of distillation. Generally the component parts of the compound start to boil at less than 25°C from each other under a pressure of one atmosphere. Fractional Distillation occurs when a mixed liquid is heated up until each component or fraction boils and evaporates out of the initial liquid. This occurs because different
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