Which best describes a compound such as sodium chloride

What term describes technology that operates on an atomic level

Some liquids can be distilled, but only at temperatures that are so high that it is impractical, or so high the compound decomposes. explain why distillation such compounds at significantly less than atmospheric pressure (some degree of vacuum) would solve this problem.

Oil rich countries in the middle east cover about 4% of earths total land area but prossess about 48% of the worlds known oil reserves what is the main reason for high concentration of reserves in this part of the world