In a simple distillation lab of a 1-propanol-water azeotrophic mixture (50% v/v) (with composition 71.7% 1-propanol and 28.3% water). Why can't you obtain a purity higher than 71.7% 1-propanol? and How might you use distillation to obtain pure 1-propnaol from a mixture of 1-propanol and water?

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In a simple distillation lab of a 1-propanol-water azeotrophic mixture (50% v/v) (with composition 71.7% 1-propanol and 28.3% water). Why can't you obtain a purity higher than 71.7% 1-propanol? and How might you use distillation to obtain pure 1-propnaol from a mixture of 1-propanol and water?

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