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The fragrance of flowers is due to the presence of some steamm volatile organic compounds called essential oils. These are generally insoluble in water at room temperature but are miscible with water vapour in vapour phase. A suitable method for the extraction of these oils from the flowers is

A

Distillation

B

Crystallisation

C

Distillation under reduce pressure

D

steam distillation

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D
Extraction of oils from flowes is done with the help of steam distillation.
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