Why didn't we use ethanol instead of dichloromethane to extract caffeine from the energy drink?
Sublimation can be an excellent technique for purifying a compound with which of the following specific characteristics?
A High vapor pressure at a temperature above its melting point
B High vapor pressure at a temperature below its melting point
C Low vapor pressure at a temperature above its melting point
D Low vapor pressure at a temperature below its melting point
How is it possible to obtain the melting point of caffeine if it sublimes upon heating?
A Its impossible because it cannot ever be in the liquid phase
B By using a sealed capillary tube the compound cannot escape as a gas
C By not using vacuum, which promotes sublimation, during the melting point determination
D Both B and C are correct
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