what happenes when you add an organic solvent to chlorine water?
Linda asked:
We did it in class and saw a clear layer of what I assume is the organic solvent(light petroleum) on the top and the underneath layer was murky white. Why does this happen?
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We did it in class and saw a clear layer of what I assume is the organic solvent(light petroleum) on the top and the underneath layer was murky white. Why does this happen?
March 22nd, 2010 at 1:08 pm
It was probably a dichloromethane layer where the Cl2 dissolves in the organic solvent. tim.