You were asked to separate compounds A, B, and C extracted from a plant material through steam distillation. In your experiment, you were able to collect three distillates at different temperatures. In order to classify the compounds in each distillate, you performed several physical and chemical tests. The results are tabulated below. Based on the Results, what are the identities of the terpenoids in each distillate? TESTSCombustibility+ concentrated H₂SO4Reaction with Bra(without light)COMPOUND ADistillate 1Distillate 2Distillate 3DISTILLATE 1Yellow flame,produced a little sootNo reactionOrange to colorlessCOMPOUND BADISTILLATE 2Yellow flame, verysootyNo reactionNo change in colorOHDISTILLATE 3Yellow flame, no sootBEvolution of heatNo change in colorCOMPOUND C

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You were asked to separate compounds A, B, and C extracted from a plant material through steam distillation. In your experiment, you were able to collect three distillates at different temperatures. In order to classify the compounds in each distillate, you performed several physical and chemical tests. The results are tabulated below. Based on the Results, what are the identities of the terpenoids in each distillate?

TESTS
Combustibility
+ concentrated H₂SO4
Reaction with Bra
(without light)
COMPOUND A
Distillate 1
Distillate 2
Distillate 3
DISTILLATE 1
Yellow flame,
produced a little soot
No reaction
Orange to colorless
COMPOUND B
A
DISTILLATE 2
Yellow flame, very
sooty
No reaction
No change in color
OH
DISTILLATE 3
Yellow flame, no soot
B
Evolution of heat
No change in color
COMPOUND C

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