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by MontagFTB 1655 days ago
Distillation may be a more appropriate analogy. The unwanted part evaporates away, leaving the more concentrated solution behind.
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In distillation, the whole input liquid is evaporated by heating, then condensed by cooling and collected.
That depends on whether you want the more volatile or less volatile liquid at the end.