2006-10-02 15:32:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Yes.
The components of air each have different boiling points, thus one could condense out the components of air as one lowers the temperature.
Some of the boiling points are somewhat close together, however with proper temperature control this can be achieved with little difficulty.
*By the way, it is "Argon" not "orgon". I only mention this because I see someone else made that mistake too so it might not be that obvious to some people.
2006-10-02 15:35:55 · answer #1 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
distillation works becuase the thing being separated have different boiling points.
If you had a mixture of liquid oxygen,nitrogen, carbon dioxide, orgon, and so forth, you could slowly raise the temperature so that one gas after another boils and is collected.
2006-10-02 22:35:01 · answer #2 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This exact thing is done industrially at very low temperatures. Oxygen and nitrogen particularly have many industrial uses in tonnage amounts. Argon is used in welding.
2006-10-02 22:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by Robert A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Distillation can only be used to change the form of compounds nto the chemical make up of compounds.
2006-10-02 22:35:40 · answer #4 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, by fractional distillation.
2006-10-03 00:11:07 · answer #5 · answered by ursaitaliano70 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it is done by lowering the temperature until the various gasses liquefy at different temps.
2006-10-02 22:35:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-10-02 22:34:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋