Given that benzene does not dissolve in water, and their respective normal boiling points are 80.1°C for benzene and 100°C for water, what will be the boiling point of a benzene-water mixture at 1 atm pressure?

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4 Mar 2019
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Since benzene is immiscible with water, the mixture behaves as separate layers. Thus, the boiling point of the mixture corresponds to the boiling point of the component that boils first, which is benzene at 80.1°C.

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