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Would ethanol be a good solvent for extracting caffeine from water?
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∙ 15y ago
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.
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Which substance acts an solvent in tincture iodine?
Because iodine is nonpolar, a nonpolar substance like ethanol would dissolve it. Iodine is insoluble in polar substances like water.
Which country produces ethanol?
US, and then Brazil produces the most ethanol fuel...nd I'm sure every countries that has ethanol industry would produce ethanol fuel!
If you put ethanol and water together in a beaker which would evaporate first?
Ethanol would because it has a boiling point of 78.4 C where as water has one at 100 C.Through this process breweries and wineries can distill their liquors and find the percent off ethanol (alcohol) by volume.
What solvent would carbon tetrachloride be more soluble?
It does not make sense to ask what solvent would be more soluble. Solutes are soluble in solvents. In any event, carbon tetrachloride is a very potent solvent of non-polar chemicals.
What conditions are needed to make ethanol from ethene and steam?
Heating a mixture of ethanol and water would produce a mixture of water vapor (steam) and ethanol vapor. Depending on the composition of the mixture, there could be more ethanol vapor than steam in the resulting gas mixture.
Is caffeine solute or solvent?
Caffeine would be a solute
Would water be a suitable solvent for extracting trimyristin from nutmeg?
no,trimyristin does not dissolve in water....ether will be the suitable solvent
What example of solvents?
Water is the most commonly cited example of a solvent. Other common examples are hexane, ethanol, and ether.A solvent dissolves a solute, a good example would be sugar (the solute) and water (the solvent) mixing together. A example of a solvent would be water, an example of a solute would be salt or sugar.Examples: water, ethanol, methanol, iso-propanol, butanol, kerosene and many others.Water and ethanol are two examples of a solvent.
What would be a good solvent at room temperature for naphthalene C10H8 Water ethanol or pentane?
pentane will be good solvent for naphthalene.
Would a solution of ethanol and toluene be more effective as a solvent for oleic acid than ethanol alone?
yes cos it is nice
What solvent does the acronym EtOH identify?
Et stands for an ethyl group (CH3CH2). So the solvent identified by EtOH would be CH3CH2OH, or ethanol.
What is difference between lab solvant and ethanol?
lab solvent (or just "solvent"), is a very vague term. anything that is acting as the solvent in a particular mixture could be this "lab solvent". ethanol on the other hand is a specific example of a compound that is liquid at standard temperature and pressure. because it is a liquid, it can be used as a solvent. again - it would depend on what other compounds are involved (solutes).
What are examples of solvents?
Organic solvents are carbon based solvents consist of carbon atom in their molecular structure few examples are: Benzene, Carbon Tetrachloride,Trichloroethylene, n-hexane ,Gasoline,Butane.
Which substance acts an solvent in tincture iodine?
Because iodine is nonpolar, a nonpolar substance like ethanol would dissolve it. Iodine is insoluble in polar substances like water.
Identify the solute and solvent in a cup of instant coffee with sugar?
Solvent= Water Solutes: Instant coffee powder, Sugar
When would you prefer to use an air cooled condenser with no water running through it during organic chemistry distillation?
Air condenser can be used when the boiling point of the solvent is very high, as the air temperature will to sufficient to condense the solvent vapour. Water condenser is generally used when the solvent boiling temperature is less e.g., water, ethanol etc.
What is the solvent and solution in tincture of iodine?
The solute would be iodine, and the solvent would be tincture
