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===About Distillation===
 
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: [[Distillation]] starts with [[Evaporation of Solutions|evaporation]] to remove the [[solvent]] from the [[solution]] and then recover the [[solvent]] by [[condensing]] it back into a [[liquid]].
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: During [[distillation]] the [[solvent]] is [[evaporated]] away to leave the [[solute]] behind, then the [[solvent]] is collected and [[condensed]] back into a [[liquid]].

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Meaning

Distillation is a method of separating mixtures that can recover both the solute and the solvent in a solution.

About Distillation

During distillation the solvent is evaporated away to leave the solute behind, then the solvent is collected and condensed back into a liquid.