Question

Once you have collected 40 mL of distillate, you should ________. turn off your hot plate lower your lab jack carelessly use your hand to remove the heating block turn off the hot plate and carefully lower the lab jack, making sure that no cords or hoses get caught in it

Answer 1

Answer:

Once you have collected 40 mL of distillate, you should ________.

turn off the hot plate and carefully lower the lab jack, making sure that no cords or hoses get caught in it.

Explanation:

Distillate is the product obtained from the process of distillation.  Distillation is the separation of components of a liquid mixture based on different boiling points. Distillation can be used to purify alcohol, for desalination, refining of crude oil, and for obtaining liquefied gases.  A lab jack is an essential tool that supports and lifts hotplates, glassware, baths, and other small lab equipment requiring stable surfaces at a specific height.