In chemistry, a portion of the liquid resulting from a process, collected over a specific time, or from a specific outlet. In
fractional distillation (fractionation), the components of a liquid boiling at or near a given temperature will be condensed in a cooler and collected in one fraction. When these have disappeared, the temperature of the boiling mixture will increase and a higher-boiling fraction can be collected.
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