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ChemistryJEE Main 6 Apr 2026, Shift 2·Q12·MCQ·Easy

Purification & Characterisation · Differential extraction and steam distillation

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : A mixture of CX12HX22OX11\ce{C12H22O11} (sugar) and NaCl can be separated by dissolving sugar in alcohol, due to differential solubility

Statement II : Rose essence from rose petals is separated by steam distillation due to its high volatility and insolubility in HX2O\ce{H2O}.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (1)Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  2. (2)Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  3. (3)Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. (4)Statement I is false but Statement II is true
We corrected a printing error in the original paper

Source printed options (3) and (4) as “Statement I is true Statement II is false” and “Statement I is false Statement II is true”.

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