JAMB Chemistry
Methanoic acid mixes with water in all proportions and has about the same boiling point as water. Which of the following methods would you adopt to obtain pure water from a mixture of sand, water and methanoic acid?
a.
Fractional distillation
b.
Filtration followed by distillation
c.
Neutralization with sodium hydroxide followed by distillation
d.
Neutralization with sodium hydroxide followed by filtration
Correct answer: B