In: Chemistry
A student is extracting a caffeine/water solution with dichloromethane. The K value is 4.6. If the student starts with 70 mg of caffeine in 2 mL of water and wants to do three extractions (each with 2 mL of dichloromethane) - what is the calculated amount of caffeine in each of the three extracts? How much caffeine total in all three extracts of dichloromethane?