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A mixture of acetone (b.p. 56) and methanol (b.p. `65^(@)` can be separated by

A

Vacuum distillation

B

Steam distillation

C

Fractional distillation

D

Distillation under reduced pressure.

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C
Since their boiling points differ by less than `10^(@)`C, they can be separated by fractional distil-lation.
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