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Fractionating column

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A tall tower helps us sort liquids.

Colonne distillazione.jpg
Colonne distillazione.jpg
It takes a mix and pulls it apart. The mix turns into gas and rises up. The gas then turns back into liquid. This helps us make things like oil.
A giant distillation tower in Arak.jpg
A giant distillation tower in Arak.jpg
Can you find the tall tower?

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File:A giant distillation tower in Arak.jpg
A giant distillation tower in Arak.jpg
File:Fractional distillation lab apparatus.svg
Fractional distillation lab apparatus.svg
File:Vigreux column lab.jpg
Vigreux column lab.jpg
File:Colonne distillazione.jpg
Colonne distillazione.jpg
File:Continuous Binary Fractional Distillation.PNG
Continuous Binary Fractional Distillation.PNG
File:Tray Distillation Tower.PNG
Tray Distillation Tower.PNG
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Bubble Cap Trays.PNG
File:Distillation Column (Tower).png
Distillation Column (Tower).png
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