separating funnel
What separating funnel means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
The organic liquid is shaken in it with sodium carbonate solution to remove acid, venting the carbon dioxide.
Apparatus used to separate immiscible layers and isolate the organic layer before drying and distillation.
Topics that use separating funnel
- Acylation (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Alcohols, haloalkanes and analysis - 4.2.3 Organic synthesis (OCR A-Level)
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