How much caffeine can be extracted using 50.0ml of DCM if a tea bag contains 15 grams of tea leaves with 0.9% of caffeine? And has undergone solid-liquid extraction with 100ml of distilled water followed by liquid-liquid extraction using DCM. The solubility of caffeine requires 15 ml of water and 2.0ml of DCM for 40.0mg.

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11. How much caffeine can be extracted using 50.0ml of DCM if a tea bag contains 15 grams of tea leaves with 0.9% of caffeine? And has undergone solid-liquid extraction with 100ml of distilled water followed by liquid-liquid extraction using DCM. The solubility of caffeine requires 15 ml of water and 2.0ml of DCM for 40.0mg.

  a

6.1 x 10^-5

  b

6.0 x 10^-5

  c

7.0 x 10^-5

  d

7.1 x 10^-5

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