The Stacks project

Proof. It is clear that (a) implies (b). Assume (b). Let $x \in X$, $x \not\in T$. Let $x \in C \subset X$ be the connected component of $X$ containing $x$. By Lemma 5.12.10 we see that $C = \bigcap V_\alpha$ is the intersection of all open and closed subsets $V_\alpha$ of $X$ which contain $C$. In particular, any pairwise intersection $V_\alpha \cap V_\beta$ occurs as a $V_\alpha$. As $T$ is a union of connected components of $X$ we see that $C \cap T = \emptyset$. Hence $T \cap \bigcap V_\alpha = \emptyset$. Since $T$ is quasi-compact as a closed subset of a quasi-compact space (see Lemma 5.12.3) we deduce that $T \cap V_\alpha = \emptyset$ for some $\alpha$, see Lemma 5.12.6. For this $\alpha$ we see that $U_\alpha = X \setminus V_\alpha$ is an open and closed subset of $X$ which contains $T$ and not $x$. The lemma follows. $\square$