8 of 148 of 14 Items

Question

Question
What phase does water go through if you use distillation to separate it from dissolved sugar?(1 point)
Responses

from a liquid to a gas, and back to a liquid
from a liquid to a gas, and back to a liquid

from a solid to a liquid, and then to a gas
from a solid to a liquid, and then to a gas

from a liquid to a solid, and back to a liquid
from a liquid to a solid, and back to a liquid

from a solid to a liquid, and then to a gas

Answer 1

The correct response is:

from a liquid to a gas, and back to a liquid

In distillation, the liquid (water) is heated to form vapor (gas), and then that vapor is cooled to condense back into a liquid, effectively separating it from the dissolved sugar.