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Using figure, find the boiling point of methyl alcohol at 1 `atm` (760 mm of mercury) and at 0.5 ` atm`.

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From Fig. we draw perpendicular
from Y- axis to meet the graphs.
Hence we find the temperature to be
approximately `65^@C and 45^@C` .
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