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A condenser: during distillation the vapour passes through a tube that is cooled by water

Fractional distillation: The process used to separate a mixture of several liquids, based on their different boiling points

Aerobic respiration: chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars). Also known as oxidative metabolism, cell respiration, or aerobic metabolism

Anaerobic reparation: form of respiration in which energy is released from chemical reactions in which free oxygen takes no part

Equation for combustion of an alcohol: R-OH (l) + O2 (g) --> CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

Fermentation: In its strictest sense fermentation (scientifically called zymosis) is the energy-yielding anaerobic metabolic breakdown of a nutrient molecule, such as glucose, without net oxidation. Fermentation yields lactate, acetic acid, ethanol, or some other simple product.

Cell membrane: The outer boundary of the cell. The cell membrane helps control what substances......

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