Solution | Azeotropes and Zeotropes#

Azeotropes#

• Azeotropes are constant boiling mixtures, ie, these mixtures boil at constant temperature without any change in composition.
• The composition in liquid phase and vapour phase remains same for an azeotropic mixture.

Azeotropic Mixture#

• These are the liquid mixtures which cannot be separated by fractional distillation.
• There are two types of azeotropic mixtures: (a) Maximum boiling azeotropes and (b) Minimum boiling azeotropes

Zeotropic Mixture#

• These are the liquid mixtures which can be separated by distillation.