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You need to purify 0.8 grams of an impure sample of trans-cinnamic acid. After the
purification is completed you isolate 0.57 grams of trans-cinnamic acid and record a
melting point range of 129-132 °C. Cinnamic Acid has a solubility in ethanol of 13.9
g/100 ml at 10 °C and a solubility in water of 0.055 g/100 ml at 25 °C.
(a) Explain why the recrystallization of trans-cinnamic acid must use a mixed solvent
system. Please explain why the sample couldn't be successful recrystallized in
ethanol alone. Calculations should be used to support your answer.
(b) Calculate the % recovery and the % error for the melting point.
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Transcribed Image Text:You need to purify 0.8 grams of an impure sample of trans-cinnamic acid. After the purification is completed you isolate 0.57 grams of trans-cinnamic acid and record a melting point range of 129-132 °C. Cinnamic Acid has a solubility in ethanol of 13.9 g/100 ml at 10 °C and a solubility in water of 0.055 g/100 ml at 25 °C. (a) Explain why the recrystallization of trans-cinnamic acid must use a mixed solvent system. Please explain why the sample couldn't be successful recrystallized in ethanol alone. Calculations should be used to support your answer. (b) Calculate the % recovery and the % error for the melting point.
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