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I exactly dont know as why acetone is a good solvent but I know that oen of our labs had ethanol for chlorophyll extraction from the leaf experiment. It does take out most of the chlorophyll present in th leaf and it is commonly used in labs and either acetone or ethanol is used as a solvent choice.
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∙ 11y agoBecause Acetone is a Ketone, which having both C=O and R bond... that means it can dissolve in both polar solutions like water, alcohols and non polars like fats and oils.
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Is soxhlet extraction a good method in extracting and isolating nicotine from tobacco leaves?
Yes. Soxhlet extraction recycles the solvent so it passes through the sample in a lot of cycles so you can obtain a colored solvent solution in the end. This coloring is caused by the tobacco.
What is the clinging of one substance to another This makes water a particualary a good solvent?
Adhesion
How do you remove paint from polycarbonate lenses?
I spray painted my car and noticed over-spray on my polycarbonate eyeglass lenses the next morning. I tried soap and water but that removed none of the paint specks. I called my optometrist and they warned against using any solvent like paint remover or acetone on polycarbonate lenses. It would be OK on glass lenses, but i think polycarbonate is a plastic. So I tried 70% rubbing alcohol and some lens paper and with a little rubbing the paint specks came off. I quickly rinsed the lenses with water to remove the alcohol residue. The optometrist's office said it is not a good idea to let any substance besides water soak into the lenses as it may make them more brittle.
What type of organic molecule requires the action of emulsifiers to be sucessfully digested?
Fat molecules. Water molecule is polar, and therefore water is a good solvent for other polar molecules, dissolving them when they come in contact with one another. Water is not a good solvent for nonpolar molecules, such as fats. A fat has no polar grups to interact with water molecules. An emulsifier, however, can cause a fat to disperse in water. An emulsifier contains molecules with both polar and nonpolar ends. When the nonpolar ends interact with the fat and the polar ends interact with the water molecule, the fat disperses in water, and an emulsion results.
Why is water a good solvent for ions?
Water is good at dissolving charged particles because of the water's atoms. As you may know water atoms are made of two Hydrogens and one Oxygen. Hydrogen is slightly positive and Oxygen is slightly negative so they attract to atoms that have the opposite charge as they do. For example, when salt is put is water the Hydrogens pull the Chlorine apart from the Sodium and also the other way around.
Which is good solvent mix in acetone?
pls reply which solvent mix in acetone
Why would acetone not be a good solvent for the reaction with a Grignard?
Acetone has a carbonyl which is what grignard reacts with; ether however has no such thing (no carbonyl) so it can react easily.
What chemical properties of nail polish remover make this product useful?
Nail polish remover is mostly Acetone. The formula for Acetone is C3H6O
Why acetone cannot be use as organic solvent?
Acetone is the organic compound with the formula OC(CH3)2. The molecular shape of acetone makes it able to disolve many materials including plastics. This colorless, mobile, flammable liquid is the simplest example of the ketones. It is typically the solvent of choice for cleaning purposes in the laboratory owing to the fact that acetone is miscible with water, it is the solvent of choice for cleaning purposes in the laboratory. It is a common solvent for rinsing laboratory glassware because of its low cost, volatility, and ability to dissolve water. For similar reasons, acetone is also used as a drying agent.
What is the name of solution can dissolve ester?
Which ester specifically? Some of them are soluble in water; acetone is also a pretty good solvent for many esters.
What is a versatile solvent?
A good solvent can be water for polar compounds. Water is called the universal solvent because many polar substance dissolve in it. However, a nonpolar solute would dissolve in a nonpolar solvent.
Is soxhlet extraction a good method in extracting and isolating nicotine from tobacco leaves?
Yes. Soxhlet extraction recycles the solvent so it passes through the sample in a lot of cycles so you can obtain a colored solvent solution in the end. This coloring is caused by the tobacco.
Is acetone a rubbing alcohol?
NO - acetone is not good for your skin !
Why cant rubbing alcohol take off nail polish?
Neither ethanol nor isopropanol (the main ingredients of rubbing alcohols) are good solvents for the solid plastic material (nitrocellulose, or guncotton, and related cellulose esters) in nail polish. A good solvent is a substance that effectively dissolves (or in our case, removes) another substance. Acetone, however, is a very good solvent for nitrocellulose. That's why acetone is the basis of nail polish remover.
Would ethanol be a good solvent for extracting caffeine from water?
No, water and ethanol are miscible in one another. This means they would not separate into two distinct layers when mixed. You would need a less polar solvent such as methylene chloride or ethyl acetate to achieve two layers and properly extract caffeine from water.
Is ethyl acetate a good solvent for using TLC plates?
Ethyl acetate is generally a good solvent for TLC. It is more polar than hexanes, but less so than acetone, alcohols, acids, and water. If you are doing a reaction for the first time and have no idea what solvent system to use for TLC, varying ratios of hexanes:ethyl acetate is always a good starting point (try 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, 1:2. 1:3, etc).
Can acetone substitute ethyl acetate?
No. In the biochemical World, ketones - of which acetone is just one example, [the -one suffix denotes a specific substance that has a special double bond configuration] - and acids and acetates are not interchangeable.
