Distillation Lab Report

States of Matter & Temperature Elevation (LT4.1d)

Part A: Distillation Connection

What is the purpose of distillation? HINT: Think back to Separation is Good

The purpose of distillation is to separate drinking water of not good chemicals and minerals such as salt.

How does the distillation process make use of phase changes?

The distillation process uses heat to boil out unwanted chemicals or minerals, ex. salt. It uses heat to get the unwanted things out so when it removes those things then it's just regular water.

Research fractional distillation of crude oil. How does it work and what does it produce?

They have to do Fractional distillation of crude oil mainly because they have different boiling points, the substances in crude oil can

Gas is different from a solid because it is gases molecules are more spread out and are able to move around easier.

Even though a solid is a solid, are the particles in the solid moving? Explain. Almost every molecule in a solid moves, but it’s called a solid mainly because all of the molecules are very compacted and don’t have a lot of room to move.

What does the kinetic theory of matter say about the particles in matter? The kinetic theory of matter says that matter is made up of a lot of small particles or molecules, and they’re in constant motion. Explain how particles behave/move in a solid, liquid, and a gas. In a solid the particles are very compacted and don't have a lot of room to move, they true to move but all the do is bounce off each other. With a liquid it's very different, in a liquid the particles are a little bit more spread out so they have room to “bounce” but they're still compacted. And last but not least in a gas the particles are very spread out so they’re allowed to “bounce” of each other and have some space.

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