A highly impure sample of benzoic acid is contaminated with naphthalene. Which of the following techniques would be LEAST effective for purifying the benzoic acid?
Simple distillation
Sublimation followed by recrystallization
Recrystallization from hot water
Treatment with sodium bicarbonate followed by acidification
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20
11.8
47.7
23.7
A mixture containing equal amounts of ortho-nitrophenol and para-nitrophenol needs to be separated. Which of the following separation methods exploits the difference in their volatility due to intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bonding?
Fractional crystallization
Simple distillation
Steam distillation
Solvent extraction
Which of the following methods is most suitable for purifying a metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Liquation
Electrolysis
Zone refining
Fractional distillation
Which of the following is the MOST suitable solvent for recrystallizing a compound that is highly soluble in hot ethanol but sparingly soluble in cold ethanol?
Water
Diethyl ether
Ethanol
Hexane
Which purification technique is MOST suitable for separating a thermally unstable liquid organic compound from a non-volatile impurity?
Simple distillation
Fractional distillation
Steam distillation
Vacuum distillation
A mixture of benzene and is separated by
Sublimation
Separating funnel
Crystallisation
Distillation
The suitable method for separation of a mixture of ortho and para nitrophenols is
sublimation
chromatography
crystallisation
steam distillation
A mixture of benzene and is separated by
Sublimation
Separating funnel
Crystallisation
Distillation
The best method for the separation of naphthalene and benzoic acid from their mixture is
Chromatography
Crystallisation
Distillation
Sublimation
When an organic compound is present in aqueous medium and is less soluble in any organic solvent, then it is separated by
Continuous extraction
Distillation
Chromatography
Sublimation