Q. Iodine can be separated from a mixture of Iodine and Potassium Chloride by:
Answer: sublimation
Notes: Iodine is well known to sublime (change from solid to gas without under going the liquid phase when heated. However potassium chloride has a melting point much higher than that of iodine. Therefore, a mixture of iodine and potassium chloride can be separated by using a sublimation apparatus, with solid iodine collected on condensation of its vapour on a cold surface.
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