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Will it possible to separate the mixture having relative volatility value 2 with azeotropic distillation.

(a) True

(b) False

I have been asked this question in an international level competition.

Question is taken from Distillation Types topic in portion Distillation of Mass Transfer

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Correct option is (b) False

The best I can explain: Because if the relative volatility is 2 there will be a large difference in vapour pressure so there won’t be any Azeotropic formation.

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