If Amy distilled 250 ml of fresh water, how much condensate can she expect to collect?

The correct answer is that Amy can expect to collect 250 ml of condensate because the process of distillation involves the evaporation of liquid and subsequent condensation of the vapor back into liquid form. In an ideal situation, where no water is lost to evaporation or other factors, the amount of distilled water collected would equal the amount of fresh water distilled.

Thus, if Amy distilled 250 ml of fresh water, she should theoretically collect 250 ml of condensate. Distillation is designed to achieve this equilibrium, meaning that the volume of liquid that is evaporated and then condensed is the same as the initial volume of liquid, assuming perfect efficiency and no loss of water through spillage or absorption.

In practical applications, some loss may occur, which could lead to smaller volumes, hence the other options suggest various amounts. However, based on theoretical principles of distillation, the expectation is to collect the same volume of condensate as the original amount distilled.