why distillation of water takes more time than toluene
,eventhough the later boiling point is more than water ?

Answer Posted / shakti bhardwaj

toluene has density less than water.
also it is oa inorganic compound and has covalent bonding
which is easier to break as compared to ionic bonding
between water molecules.

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