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Which purification technique is used for high boiling organic liquid compound (decomposes near its boiling point)?

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Lowering the external pressure lowers the boiling point, so a liquid that decomposes near its normal boiling point is distilled under reduced pressure.
Updated On: Nov 4, 2026
  • Simple distillation
  • Steam distillation
  • Fractional distillation
  • Reduced pressure distillation
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Solution and Explanation

A liquid with a very high boiling point that decomposes before or near its boiling point cannot be distilled at atmospheric pressure.
A liquid boils when its vapour pressure equals the external pressure. Reducing the external pressure lets it boil at a much lower temperature, avoiding decomposition (for example glycerol).
Simple and fractional distillation work at normal pressure and would cause decomposition; steam distillation is for steam-volatile, water-immiscible liquids.
So the technique is distillation under reduced pressure.
Answer: (4) Reduced pressure distillation
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