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Sugar containing an impurity of common salt can be purified by crystallisation from 

A

Benzene

B

Alcohol '

C

Petroleum ether

D

Water.

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The correct Answer is:
B
Common salt id soluble in water but not in alcohol while common salt and sugar both are solube in water .So alcohol is perferred to water for separation of a mixture of common salt and sugar .
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