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The question appears to have a slight error, as Trichlorofluoromethane is a synthetic compound and not obtained from air. Assuming the question intends to ask about how Nitrogen is obtained from air

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The question appears to have a slight error, as Trichlorofluoromethane is a synthetic compound and not obtained from air. Assuming the question intends to ask about how Nitrogen is obtained from air on a large scale, the process is fractional distillation of liquid air.

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a) Describe the process by which Nitrogen is obtained from air on a large scale:

  1. Filtration: Air is first filtered to remove dust particles.
  2. Cooling and Compression: The filtered air is then compressed and cooled to remove water vapor (which condenses) and carbon dioxide (which solidifies).
  3. Liquefaction: The remaining air, primarily nitrogen and oxygen, is further cooled to very low temperatures (around −200∘C-200^\circ\text{C}) until it liquefies. This is often achieved through repeated compression and expansion cycles.
  4. Fractional Distillation: The liquid air is then fed into a fractionating column. As the liquid air slowly warms up, the components separate based on their different boiling points. Nitrogen, with a boiling point of −196∘C-196^\circ\text{C}, boils off first and is collected as a gas at the top of the column. Oxygen (boiling point −183∘C-183^\circ\text{C}) and Argon (boiling point −186∘C-186^\circ\text{C}) are collected separately at different levels.
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