Apparatus ⚙️
What is a Bunsen burner?
This piece of equipment provides the heat to boil the solution.
What is the first step to separating salty water?
Heating
What is the distillate?
The name for the pure liquid collected at the end of the process.
What is the thermometer?
A thermometer measures temperature
What is evaporation (or boiling)?
The scientific name for a liquid turning into a gas.
What is salt?
In a saltwater solution, this is the solute.
What is the condenser?
The long glass tube where hot gas is cooled by circulating water.
What is condensation?
The scientific name for a gas turning back into a liquid
What is a solvent?
The name for a liquid that does the dissolving.
How would a pressure build up happen? (An explosion)
This would happen if you sealed the collection end of the apparatus, creating a dangerous situation.
What is because it has a much higher boiling point than water?
The salt gets left behind in the flask for this reason.
What is a solution?
A mixture formed when a solute dissolves in a solvent.
What is to ensure the jacket fills completely for efficient cooling?
Cold water goes in at the bottom and out at the top of the condenser for this reason.
What are evaporation (liquid to gas) and condensation (gas to liquid)?
The two changes of state that occur during distillation, in order.
What is boiling point?
The property of a substance that is key to separating it by distillation.