Which of the following statements is true regarding the fractional distillation of a mixture of two liquids?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the fractional distillation of a mixture of two liquids?
  1. The distillate collected is the liquid of lower boiling point
  2. The distillate collected is the liquid of higher boiling point
  3. The liquid left behind the flask is that of lower boiling point
  4. The compositions of distillate and the liquid left behind the flask do not depend upon the length of fractionating column

Solution

The distillate collected is the liquid of lower boiling point ^

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