Criticize the following techniques:a. Refluxing a mixture that contains diethyl ether using a Bunsen burnerb. Refluxing a mixture that contains a large amount of toluene using a hot water bathc. Using a mercury thermometer that is inserted into an aluminum block on ahot plated. Running a reaction with tert-butyl alcohol (2-methyl-2-propanol) that iscooled to 0°C in an ice bath

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Criticize the following techniques:
a. Refluxing a mixture that contains diethyl ether using a Bunsen burner
b. Refluxing a mixture that contains a large amount of toluene using a hot water bath
c. Using a mercury thermometer that is inserted into an aluminum block on a
hot plate
d. Running a reaction with tert-butyl alcohol (2-methyl-2-propanol) that is
cooled to 0°C in an ice bath

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