Water and ethanol can be separated by heating the ethanol until it boils away from the water.What type of change is this?
A)a physical change
B)a chemical change
C)a molecular change
D)a decomposition
E)none of the above

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This is a physical change because it does not involve a change in the chemical composition of either substance. Heat is simply being applied to separate the two substances based on their different boiling points.

Water and Ethanol Can Be Separated by Heating the Ethanol