To separate different fractions of crude oil in the petroleum industry,the method used is:

  • A
    Fractional distillation
  • B
    Steam distillation
  • C
    Reduced pressure distillation
  • D
    Simple distillation

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The correct match between items of List-$I$ and List-$II$ is
List-$I$ List-$II$
$A$. Coloured impurity $(p)$. Steam distillation
$B$. Mixture of $o-$nitrophenol and $p-$nitrophenol $(q)$. Fractional distillation
$C$. Crude naphtha $(r)$. Charcoal treatment
$D$. Mixture of glycerol and sugars $(s)$. Distillation under reduced pressure

$A$ chromatography column,packed with silica gel as the stationary phase,was used to separate a mixture of compounds consisting of $(A)$ benzanilide,$(B)$ aniline,and $(C)$ acetophenone. When the column is eluted with a mixture of solvents,hexane: ethyl acetate $(20: 80)$,the sequence of obtained compounds is:

Match List-$I$ with List-$II$:
List-$I$ (Separation of) List-$II$ (Separation Technique)
$A$. Aniline from aniline$-water$ mixture $I$. Simple distillation
$B$. Glycerol from spent$-lye$ in soap industry $II$. Fractional distillation
$C$. Different fractions of crude oil in petroleum industry $III$. Distillation at reduced pressure
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