The boiling water is 100 degrees Celsius the boiling point of acetone is 56 degrees Celsius which statement about distilling a mixture of acetone and water is correct.

Question

Water is collected as it leaves the mixture

Acetone remains in the original container

Water will vaporize from the mixture before acetone

Acetone will vaporize from the mixture before water

choose the correct answer

Answer 1

The correct statement about distilling a mixture of acetone and water is:

Acetone will vaporize from the mixture before water.

This is because acetone has a lower boiling point (56 degrees Celsius) compared to water (100 degrees Celsius), so acetone will evaporate first during the distillation process.