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What are azeotropes?

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Azeotropes are binary mixtures having same composition in liquid state as well as vapor state and boil at constant temperatures.
Liquids forming azeotropes cannot be separated using common techniques like Fraction Distillations.

There are two types of Azeotropes.

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