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What purpose does sodium carbonate serve during the extraction of caffeine from tea leaves?
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∙ 9y ago
The reason sodium carbonate is added to the tea is because the tannins are acidic and sodium carbonate is a base, so when sodium carbonate is added to the tea water mixture, the acids are converted to their sodium salts which are highly soluble in water.
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∙ 13y agoto prevent the tannins from joining the caffeine during extraction. this saves time in the isolation of caffeine
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∙ 15y agoSodium sulfate serves as a drying agent in most reactions to absorb all excess water from the sultion. -Biology Major Aquinas College
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∙ 15y agowhat are the purpose of sodium carbonate was added in isolaton of caffeine from tea bag?
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Why do we add potassium carbonate during caffeine extraction?
Tannins are neutralized by potassium carbonate, remain in the water solution and caffeine is easily extracted with methylene chloride.
Why Carbonate and sulphide ores are usually converted into oxides during the process of extraction?
It is easier to obtain a metal from its oxide as compared to its sulphides and carbonates. So the metal sulphides & carbonates must be converted to metal oxides to ease the extraction
What purpose did the vacuum serve during the sublimation purification of caffeine?
it is used because some organic compounds do not sublime at atmospheric pressure so by using the vacuum it substantially reduces the pressure so that they can be purified by sublimation. it also makes decomposition and melting less likely to occur during the sublimation.
What is the Role of chloroform in RNA extraction?
chloroform is used to denature protein and settle it in the bottom during rna extraction ,also it helps to form organic and inorganic layers in which rna is dissolved in inorganic layer.
Observation during the reaction of calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid?
lots of fizzing because of the CO2
Why do we add potassium carbonate during caffeine extraction?
Tannins are neutralized by potassium carbonate, remain in the water solution and caffeine is easily extracted with methylene chloride.
What purpose does sodium chloride serve during extraction of caffeine?
Sodium chloride improve the yield of caffeine extraction from water during the process of decaffeinization.
Why is sodium carbonate added during solvent extraction?
It is usually added during an extraction in order to make the solution alkaline. Often times, this aids in the efficiency of the extraction.
What is the purpose of Trichloroacetic acid in DNA extraction?
Trichloroacetic acid is used for precipitation of the DNA during its extraction.
Does sodium carbonate affects caffeine during extraction?
Tannins are polyphenols, which contain ionizable hydroxyl (-OH) groups on benzene rings. These groups are only weakly acidic, so to extract caffeine more efficiently, it requires a base such as carbonate to convert them completely to the ionic form and make them water soluble. However, these ions can be easily converted back to their original --OH via protonations by using acid such as HCl or H2SO4.
Why grind the liver in a DNA extraction lab?
the purpose of grinding any substance during dna extraction is cell loosening.
Why is gentle shaking necessary during the extraction of caffeine from tea?
This is necessary to ensure the solvent moves amongst the tea leaf particles to extract all the caffeine. It agitates the tea leaf particles and separates any that are clumping together and hindering efficient extraction.
Why Carbonate and sulphide ores are usually converted into oxides during the process of extraction?
It is easier to obtain a metal from its oxide as compared to its sulphides and carbonates. So the metal sulphides & carbonates must be converted to metal oxides to ease the extraction
What is Aragonite to Calcite?
•Aragonite is a metastable calcium carbonate • •Calcium carbonate is stable • •Will recrystallize to calcite during diagenesis
Which of the two layers that are formed during the extraction is dichloromethane?
aqueous layer
In industry cyanide are widely used during?
The extraction of gold and in electroplating of metals.
In industry cyanid compounds are widely used during?
The extraction of gold and in electroplating of metals.
