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ACETIC ACID
Category: Science > Chemistry Asked by: stef44-ga List Price: $2.00 |
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08 May 2004 22:20 PDT
Expires: 07 Jun 2004 22:20 PDT Question ID: 343412 |
1. how the strength of a weak acetic acid can be increased and what can it be used for in its stronger form? 2. what causes boiling points of similar weights of amines, carboxylic acids and aldehydes to be different? can you explain this effect? |
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Re: ACETIC ACID
Answered By: rxrfrx-ga on 13 May 2004 08:29 PDT Rated: |
1. Since the boiling point of acetic acid is higher than that of water, weak acetic acid can be concentrated by distillation (mixture boils, acetic acid condenses, water stays gaseous). You can also make pure (glacial) acetic acid from a weak solution by first reacting the acetic acid with sodium hydroxide and baking soda to crystallize sodium acetate, and then reacting the sodium acetate with sulfuric acid to yield glacial acetic acid. 2. Boiling points are largely determined by intermolecular (hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic/hydrophilic) interactions. These three functional groups all contain an electron donor (oxygen or nitrogen) with a different willingness to share its electrons and thus a different capacity to hold on to other molecules. The tighter these interactions are, the higher the boiling point will be. |
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Re: ACETIC ACID
From: neilzero-ga on 13 May 2004 04:29 PDT |
My hand book shows that acetic acid boils at 117.8 degrees c, so partial separation from water by distalation is likely practical, especially at partial vacuum. Silica gel could likely remove some of the water, with only slight contamination as an alternative. Sorry I can't help with the rest of your question. I suggest you cancel and ask again in fewer parts or as separate questions. Many of the researchers rarely look at questions more than two days old. Neil |
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