Distillation Process. Distillation is a controlled process commonly used in chemistry to separate mixtures of liquids. The process includes boiling a liquid and then collecting the vapor as it cools and condenses back into liquid form. Boiling is similar to evaporation because both processes turn a liquid into a gas.
Defying Gender Stereotypes: Juana Eclipsing Kino in John Steinbeckâs The Pearl. Abstract. The representation of female characters in the fiction of John Steinbeck has become a topic of scholarly interest as early as his first novel Cup of Gold.
Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate (mainly aragonite or a mixture of aragonite and calcite) in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes, known as baroque pearls, can occur.