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Q. Statement 1: Ethanol and water mixture can be separated by simple distillation
Statement 2: Ethanol and water forms azeotropic mixture

Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Solution:

Separation o f alcohol-water is done by adding $C_{6}H_{6}$ and then using fractional distillation