Read the lab (Safety). Complete the below questions. Submit the completed work electronically, via the
gradebook, as either a completed word document, scanned image, or picture.
Answer the following questions:
- Use the internet to find the following data:
a) the refractive indices of acetone and hexane
b) the boiling points of 1-propanol and 2-propanol
c) the melting points of acetanilide and benzoic acid
d) the densities of ethyl acetate and butyl acetate - Are organic vapors heavier or lighter than air?
- Draw a simple reflux apparatus and identify each piece of glassware.
- Calculate the percentage yield (page 12) for diethyl succinate if 10 g of succinic acid and 100 mL of
ethanol were used to produce 8.7 g of diethyl succinate.
Sample Solution