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What are some techniques to separate compounds?

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chromatography, nmr, ir, mass spectrometry

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What is the technique to separate a liquid solution of water and another compound?
Distillation is a basic technique
How do you separate a compound?
the way you would separate a compound would be solubility
Can you separate compounds?
Yes, but not physically, only chemically. Part of the definition of a compound, as opposed to a mixture or solution, is that compounds can only be separated back into their respective elements...
Can you separate a compound?
Yes, but it's difficult.
Why can't you separate compounds into separate components?
Can't? By definition you can, though for some chemical reactions it may take a lot of energy to do so. What you can't easily do is separate elements into their separate components. Doing so involves...