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A steam volatile organic compound which is immiscible with water has a boiling point of $250^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. During steam distillation, a mixture of this organic compound and water will boil :
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close to but below $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
If one of the substances in the mixture is water and the other, a water insoluble substance, then the mixture will boil close to but below, $373 \mathrm{~K}\left(100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\right)$.
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