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The mixture of ethanol and water cannot be separated by distillation because

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Ethanol and water (95.4% ethanol and 4.6% H.,O) form a constant boiling mixture (azeotrope) boiling at 351.5 K Hence, further water cannot be removed by fractional distillation.
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