QUESTIONS

1. Account for the solutes that dissolved in the given solvent by identifying the intermolecular
forces of attraction involved.

2. Write the balanced equations involved for solutes that dissolved with the given solvent. Draw
the organic compounds using bond-line structures.

3. Determine the best solvent to differentiate the following pairs of compounds based on their
predicted solubility.

a. CH3NH2 and CH3(CH2)5NH2

b. phenol and CH3(CH2)5COOH
c. p-xylene and benzaldehyde
d. chloroform and tert-butanol
e. glucose and n-butanol
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EXPERIMENT 1. SOLUBILITY OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Data Sheet
Legend: P - soluble / miscible
O - insoluble / immiscible

Test diethyl 5.0% 5.0% Solubility Type of

H2O 5.0% HCl Conc. H2SO4
Compound ether NaOH NaHCO3 Class Compound
A