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You're trying to isolate limonene, an oil found in grapefruits which can be used to make
medications. You will use TLC to determine if the compound you obtain is limonene.
limonene
To carry out the TLC, you will need to create a 2:3 hexanes:ethyl acetate eluting
solvent. If you want a final volume of 10 mL of solvent, what volumes of hexanes
and ethyl acetate would you need to add?
(A) 2 mL ethyl acetate and 8 mL hexanes
(B) 6 mL ethyl acetate and 4 mL hexanes
(C) 3 mL ethyl acetate and 6 mL hexanes
(D) 4 mL ethyl acetate and 6 mL hexane
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Transcribed Image Text:You're trying to isolate limonene, an oil found in grapefruits which can be used to make medications. You will use TLC to determine if the compound you obtain is limonene. limonene To carry out the TLC, you will need to create a 2:3 hexanes:ethyl acetate eluting solvent. If you want a final volume of 10 mL of solvent, what volumes of hexanes and ethyl acetate would you need to add? (A) 2 mL ethyl acetate and 8 mL hexanes (B) 6 mL ethyl acetate and 4 mL hexanes (C) 3 mL ethyl acetate and 6 mL hexanes (D) 4 mL ethyl acetate and 6 mL hexane
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