How to separate a mixture of zinc chloride and cyclohexane?

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How to separate a mixture of zinc chloride and cyclohexane?

2007-02-08 13:20:03 · 2 answers · asked by Ale 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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You can seperate them by extraction. If you mix them with water, the zinc chloride will dissolve in the water and the cyclohexane will not because it is non-polar, and the mixture will seperate into two layers which can then be seperated by using a pipette.

2007-02-08 13:23:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Zinc chloride is insoluble in cyclohexane. Filter the mixture. ZnCl2 is on the filter paper. Cyclohexane passes through.

2007-02-08 21:23:53 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋