The US Food and Drug Administration recommends that one teaspoon of instant coffee, weighing 1.8 g, will contain 57 mg of caffeine. Using these values calculate the theoretical quantity of caffeine in your 10 g of instant coffee. Then calculate a % caffeine recovered, to determine how efficient your extraction process has been

The US Food and Drug Administration recommends that one teaspoon of instant coffee, weighing 1.8 g, will contain 57 mg of caffeine. Using these values calculate the theoretical quantity of caffeine in your 10 g of instant coffee. Then calculate a % caffeine recovered, to determine how efficient your extraction process has been

Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305577190

Author:Kenneth L. Williamson, Katherine M. Masters

Publisher:Kenneth L. Williamson, Katherine M. Masters

Chapter6: Steam Distillation, Vacuum Distillation, And Sublimation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7Q: Did sublimation aid in the purification of the unknown in Part 3? Justify your answer.

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