Part 1. One gram of caffeine dissolves in 55 ml of water; 7 ml of dichloromethane (DCM); 530 ml of diethyl ether; and 100 ml of benzene. Covert the solubility of caffeine in these four solvents into units of mg/ml. a) Solubility of caffeine in mg/ml in water: b) Solubility of caffeine in mg/ml in DCM: c) Solubility of caffeine in mg/ml in Diethyl Ether: d) Solubility of caffeine in mg/ml in Benzene: Which is the optimal solvent to extract caffeine from an aqueous solution? Why?

Part 1. One gram of caffeine dissolves in 55 ml of water; 7 ml of dichloromethane (DCM); 530 ml of diethyl ether; and 100 ml of benzene. Covert the solubility of caffeine in these four solvents into units of mg/ml. a) Solubility of caffeine in mg/ml in water: b) Solubility of caffeine in mg/ml in DCM: c) Solubility of caffeine in mg/ml in Diethyl Ether: d) Solubility of caffeine in mg/ml in Benzene: Which is the optimal solvent to extract caffeine from an aqueous solution? Why?

Introductory Chemistry For Today

8th Edition

ISBN:9781285644561

Author:Seager

Publisher:Seager

Chapter7: Solutions And Colloids

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7.34E

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

A solution is made by dissolving 34.0 g of NaCl in 100 g of H2O at 0C. Based on the data in Table 8-1, should this solution be characterized as a. saturated or unsaturated b. dilute or concentrated
6-16 Answer true or false. (a) Solubility is a physical property like melting point and boiling point. (b) All solutions are transparent—that is, you can see through them. (c) Most solutions can be separated into their components by physical methods such as distillation and chromatography.
The dispersed phase of a certain colloidal dispersion consists of spheres of diameter 1.0 102 nm. (a) What are the volume (V=43r2) and surface area (A = r2) of each sphere? (b) How many spheres are required to give a total volume of 1.0 cm3? What is the total surface area of these spheres in square meters?
Which solute has the greatest effect on the boiling pointof 1.00 kg of water: 50.0 g of strontium chloride (SrCl2) or 150.0 g of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) ? Justify youranswer.
A gaseous solute dissolves in water. The solution process has H=15 kJ. Its solubility at 22C and 6.00 atm is 0.0300 M. Would you expect the solubility to be greater or less at (a) 22C and 1 atm? (a) 18C and 6 atm? (a) 15C and 10 atm? (a) 35C and 3 atm?
For each of the following pairs of solutions, select the solution for which solute solubility is greatest. a. Ammonia gas in water with P = 1 atm and T = 50C Ammonia gas in water with P = 1 atm and T = 90C b. Carbon dioxide gas in water with P = 2 atm and T = 50C Carbon dioxide gas in water with P = 1 atm and T = 50C c. Table salt in water with P = 1 atm and T = 60C Table salt in water with P = 1 atm and T = 50C d. Table sugar in water with P = 2 atm and T = 40C Table sugar in water with P = 1 atm and T = 70C