Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781305580350
Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.10P
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Two layer is formed when water and dichloromethane is added, layer of water and layer of dichloromethane has to be identified.

Concept introduction:

Density of liquid haloalkanes are gretaer than hydrocarbons.

Halogens have larger mass-to-volume.

Density of liquid chloroalkanes are less than that of water.

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