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  1. Impure camphor is purified by

  2. A.

     Sublimation

    B.

     Fractional crystallisation

    C.

     Fractional distillation

    D.

     Steam distillation

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    Answer : Option A

    Explanation :

    Sublimation apparatus is a piece of laboratory glassware used in the technique of sublimation usually used by chemists to purify compounds. Typically a solid is placed in a vessel which is then heated under vacuum. Under this reduced pressure the solid volatilizes and condenses as a purified compound on a cooled surface, leaving the non-volatile residue impurities behind. This cooled surface often takes the form of a cold finger. Once heating ceases and the vacuum is released, the sublimed compound can be collected from the cooled surface. Impure camphor is purified by this process.


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