Lab quiz Essential Oils (A) 1. Besides esters, essential oils may be a complex m

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Lab quiz Essential Oils (A) 1. Besides esters, essential oils may be a complex mixture of components that usually belong to one of two groups of natural products. What are these two groups? (2 pts) and and the essential oil you 2. The spice you will be using in this experiment isnneon will be isolating is mainly the compound:mn aldehyde 3. What technique will you be using to analyze the essential oil once it is extracted? 4. The extraction solvent used in this experiment is Ctz cl . The drying agent is 5. What property does an essential oil possess which allows us to extract it using steam distillation? essential oil is an imi sabe liquor and steam e Hilehon 6. What will happen if you grind the spice too finely or heat the distillation apparatus too rapidly 7. What is the advantage of using steam distillation instead of a traditional distillation to extract an essential oil?

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Steam distillation is useful in extracting most fats, oils and waxes. As the steam temperature can remain at the boiling point of water, therefore requiring less fuel for the steam boiler and reduces cost.

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