Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments
Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments
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Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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A mixture of toluene ( bp 110 .8 ° C ) and water is steam distilled. Visual inspection of the distillate reveals that there is a greater volume of toluene than water present, yet water ( bp 100 ° C ) has the higher vapor pressure. Explain this observation.

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