The purpose of the distillation lab was to learn how to use lab equipment to distill a aqueous solution. In this lab we learned how to use heat to make the lower evaporation point in a solution evaporate and fall into a different flask, Then leaving us with a pure solution in one of the two flasks, and if you need to remove another liquid in the solution then you can just repeat the process with a higher temperature so it distills a different liquid or liquids.
HOW TO DISTILL STEP BY STEP
What you need for a distillation
A clean workspace
A condenser
Source of heat
Thermometer
Thermometer Plug
Receiver flask
2 hoses
Nozzle
Clamps
Ring stand
Boiling flask
Safety glasses
Gloves
How to set up a distillation
Put on safety glasses
Put the nozzle on the sink
Stand the ring stand upright on the clean workspace
Set the heat source next to the ring stand on the clean workspace
Clamp the boiling flask on the ring stand so it is being heated by the heat source when turned on
Clamp the condenser to the ring so it is connected to the boiling flask
Place the Receiver flask Underneath the exit hole of the condenser
Place a hose on the sink nozzle and put in the end of the condenser as depicted below
Place a second hose on the other end of the condenser and put the other end of the hose in the sink
make sure the hose is not touching the heat source if it is then put a hose clamp on the straight rod to keep the hose out of the way
Put the thermometer plug into the last hole above the bailing flask
Put the Thermometer into the thermometer plug