What phenomenon is the basis behind the ability to separate miscible liquids by distillation?The lower boiling point component will evaporate first.The vapor above a boiling liquid mixture only contains the more volatile compound.The vapor above the boiling liquid mixture contains a higher percentage of the more volatile component,compared to the liquid itself.The less volatile component will evaporate first.

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What phenomenon is the basis behind the ability to separate miscible liquids by distillation?
The lower boiling point component will evaporate first.
The vapor above a boiling liquid mixture only contains the more volatile compound.
The vapor above the boiling liquid mixture contains a higher percentage of the more volatile component,
compared to the liquid itself.
The less volatile component will evaporate first.

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Boiling point is a temperature at which vapour pressure of liquid becomes equal to atmospheric pressure. It is a temperature at which liquid starts to boil. In the given, we have to tell the phenomena to separate the miscible liquid by distillation.

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