A mixture of pentane, decane, and heptane are distilled. Which component should be distilled first?
1 Answer
Sep 17, 2016
See [here.](https://socratic.org/questions/why-pentane-is-distilled-off-first-when-a-liquid-mixture-containing-pentane-hept#306081)
Explanation:
Well pentane is the most volatile of the given hydrocarbons. It should distill off the fractionating tower first.
