What is absolute alcohol and how is it prepared?
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| 25th Mar, 2014,
07:45: AM
Expert Answer:
Absolute alcohol is 100% ethanol which is prepared from rectified spirit.
Absolute alcohol is prepared by Azeotropic distillation method. Rectified spirit is mixed with a suitable amount of benzene and subjected to fractional distillation. The last fraction at 351 K b.p is absolute alcohol.
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| 25th Mar, 2014,
09:45: AM
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