Extraction of the aqueous salicylic acid solutions with 10% ethyl acetate/hexane (density ~ 0.7 g/ml) will give two layers in the separatory funnel. Will the aqueous layer be the upper layer or the lower layer?

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  1. Extraction of the aqueous salicylic acid solutions with 10% ethyl acetate/hexane (density ~ 0.7 g/ml) will give two layers in the separatory funnel.
    1. Will the aqueous layer be the upper layer or the lower layer?

 

  1. If dichloromethane (density ~ 1.3 g/ml) were substituted for the 10% ethyl acetate/hexane solution, which layer would be the aqueous layer?
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