| − | '''Distillation''' is the act of [[boil]]ing and [[condense|condensing]] a mixture of liquids with different [[boiling point]]s in order to separate mixture's individual components.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref> For most processes the mixture is boiled and the gas let off is condensed then boiled again. This is called multi-stage distillation, and is the concept behind [[distillation column]]s. | + | '''Distillation''' is the act of [[boil]]ing and [[condense|condensing]] a mixture of liquids with different [[boiling point]]s in order to separate the mixture's individual components.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref> For most processes the mixture is boiled and the gas let off is condensed then boiled again. This is called multi-stage distillation, and is the concept behind [[distillation column]]s. |