In: Chemistry
a) You are given 200 mL of an aqueous solution contianing 10 grams of compound A, from which are asked to separate A. How many grams of A could be removed in a single extraction with 100 mL of ethyl ether? Asummer that the ratio of the concentration of A in ethyl ether to its concentration in water (i.e., the distribution coefficient for A in ethyl ether/water) is equal to 3.0.
b) How many total grams of A can be removed with three successive extractions of 33 mL of ethyl ether for each rinse? [Suggestion: For each extraction let x equal the weight extracted into the ether layer.]
Note: in case (a) the concentration in the ether later is x/100, and the water later is (10-x)/200: the ratio of these quantities is equal to the distribution coefficient.