In a liquid-liquid extraction. Diethyl ether is the ____ layer relative to the aqueous phase. Group of answer choices top bottom
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An extraction procedure requires an extraction of 15 ml of an aqueous 5% NaHCO3 solution with 15 ml of ether. Which phase is the upper layer. a Ether is the upper layer. b Ether is soluble in an aqueous 5% NaHCO3 solution, so there is only one layer. c The aqueous phase is the upper layer.
You know that during the extractions, the bottom layer is most likely the aqueous layer, and the top layer is most likely the organic layer because the density of water is higher than the density of ether.
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