What is the percent composition of the alcohols I have in this solution? I have

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What is the percent composition of the alcohols I have in this solution? I have two unknown alcohols present. I believe that you must first figure out area % of each peak to then figure out a corrected area %, then use that to find the % composition of the two unknown alcohols. I don't really know how exactly to do that though. Please help. Thanks!

RUH 207 JAN 16 1901 03 11104 START 898 4.130 STOP JAN 16 1901 03 11 104 RUHB AREAX RT AREA TYPE WIDTH 120 70190 UH 014 1.149 24686800 >SHB .048 27.61296 17992 TBB 020 1.279 02012 1.321 20311 BP 014 02272 1.370 35678 PB 015 03991 1.472 47722624 SBB 092 53.37928 1.600 34847 896 TBB 008 03 898 60312 BB 020 06746 678 16713512 SPB 042 18.69458 4.130 40730 PB 065 04556 TOTAL AREA-e .9483 e? MUL FACTOR-1 .eeee .00 1.149 678

Explanation / Answer

To obtain a percentage composition for the mixture, first add all the peak areas. Then, to calculate the percentage of any component in the mixture, divide its individual area by the total area and multiply the result by 100.

You can determine the percent composition of the unknown alcohols from the area from the following equation:

mole % of alcohol 1= (area of the peak of alcohol 1/ total area) x 100

total area= sum of areas of all the peaks

The area of the peak is proportional to the amount ( moles ) of compound eluted. Hence, the molar percentage composition of a mixture can be approximated by comparing relative peak areas.

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