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How could you separate a mixture of the following
Chapter 2, Problem 67(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
How could you separate a mixture of the following compounds? The reagents available to you are water, ether, 1.0 M HCl, and 1.0 M NaOH. ( Hint: See .)
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QUESTION:
How could you separate a mixture of the following compounds? The reagents available to you are water, ether, 1.0 M HCl, and 1.0 M NaOH. ( Hint: See .)
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
We know that water is a polar solvent while ether is a non-polar solvent. So water can dissolve the charged compounds, and the uncharged compounds will get dissolved in ether. Thus the mixture of compounds can be separated into two.