Multiple choice

Name the method that would be used to obtain petrol (boiling point 20 – 60°C) from a mixture of petrol and kerosene (boiling point 180 – 220°C).

  1. Fractional distillation

  2. Decantation

  3. Chromatography

  4. Filtration

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Explanation

Fractional distillation is used to separate a mixture of two miscible liquids having different boiling points.