-Fractional distillation is one of the method that is used to separate mixtures. It is used for the separation of miscible liquids, for example water and alcohol.
-Fractional distillation is a distillation method that is used to separate liquids that dissolve in each other. It involves separating the components of a mixture by repeated distillations and condensations.
-The components in the mixture being separated by this method normally have different but close boiling points. For example a mixture of alcohol and water, they have different but close boiling points, thus during distillation alcohol condenses out as the first fraction followed by water.
<span>The purpose of washing the product with NaOH is simply to
neutralize any acid which remained or leaked after the 1st initial
separation. The NaOH base reacts with the acid to form neutralization reaction products
which are soluble in water.</span>
