Evaporation close evaporationThe process in which a liquid changes state and turns into a gas. is used to separate a soluble solid from a liquid. For example, copper sulfate is soluble in water ...

Separating and purifying closely related mixtures of molecules can be some of the most energy-intensive processes in the ...

Carburetion The earliest way to create an ignitable fuel-air mixture was by evaporation. The engine’s intake air was passed through layers of fuel-soaked cloth on its way to the cylinder.

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