Equipment:
- Coke, conical flask, heatproof mat, a delivery tube and bung, bunsen burner, tripod, gauze mat, retort stand, boss head clamp, boiling tube.
Method:
1. Set up the equipment as shown in the diagram.
2. Add approximately 50 mL of coke into your conical flask.
3. Light your bunsen burner. Open the air hole and gently push the bunsen burner under the tripod.
4. Heat the solution until most of the solvent has been evaporated. Turn off your bunsen burner.
Observations:
While we were boiling the coke, a stream of steam came out after a while water was going up and was traveling through the delivery tube into the beaker.
Results:
The coke was evaporating into the delivery tube and was traveling into the beaker and turned into water.
Discussion:
The solution (Coke) was evaporating and the solvent was turned into a gas. The gas has now transferred into the conical flask that are full of ice and the gas was condensing into liquid. During the experiment, we didn't have time to finish it so if we had more time, all that would be left in the conical flask is the solute (Black sugary stuff). This method is called "Distillation".
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