Grams of tea = 3.51g Beakers weight =28.50g Caffeine's weight + beaker = 36.72g (before evaporation) Weight of caffeine extracted from the tea + beaker = 28.53 (After evaporation) 50 mL H20 1g Na2CO3 5 mL CH2Cl2 Using the data above calculate the coefficient of partition and the percentage of the caffeine that was recovered.

Grams of tea = 3.51g Beakers weight =28.50g Caffeine's weight + beaker = 36.72g (before evaporation) Weight of caffeine extracted from the tea + beaker = 28.53 (After evaporation) 50 mL H20 1g Na2CO3 5 mL CH2Cl2 Using the data above calculate the coefficient of partition and the percentage of the caffeine that was recovered.

Fundamentals Of Analytical Chemistry

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Chapter33: High-performance Liquid Chromatography

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