Methanoic acid mixes with water in all proportions and has about the same boiling point as water. Which of the following methods would you adopt to obtain pure water from a mixture of Sand, water and methanoic acid?

A. Fractional distillation
B. Filtration followed by distillation
C. Neutralization with sodium hydroxide followed by distillation
D. Neutralization with sodium hydroxide followed by filtration

Correct Answer:

Option B – Filtration followed by distillation

Explanation

The first process would be FILTRATION in order to remove the sand, then DISTILLATION is used to separate the liduid.