Chemistry 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 22 - Nonmetallic Elements and Their Compounds - Questions & Problems - Page 991: 22.59

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Industrial preparation of oxygen : Fractional distillation of liquefied air with N2 distilling as a vapor while O2 is left as a liquid. Here liquid air is a mixture of liquid Nitrogen and liquid Oxygen. Nitrogen is more volatile because of the lower boiling point. It boils up first, leaving behind the pure oxygen. Laboratory preparation of oxygen: To make oxygen in the laboratory, hydrogen peroxide is poured into a conical flask containing some manganese(IV) oxide. The gas produced is collected in an upside-down gas jar filled with water. As the oxygen collects in the top of the gas jar, it pushes the water out.

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