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The procedures in the camphor experiment tell you to place a strip of filter pap

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Question

The procedures in the camphor experiment tell you to place a strip of filter paper between the addition funnel neck and the stopper to prevent a vacuum from forming. What problem would a vacuum cause at this point of the experiment?

A) A vacuum would cause the reaction to cease before completion

B) It would prevent the sodium hypochlorite from flowing into the reaction flask

C) It would result in too much internal pressure within the separatory funnel and cause it to collapse

D) It would lead to the synthesis of more unwanted by-product in the reaction vessel

Explanation / Answer

Ans: C) It would result in too much internal pressure within the separatory funnel and cause it to collapse.

Placing a filter paper between the addition funnel neck and the stopper to prevent a vacuum from forming,

it prevents the escape of gases and results in too much internal pressure in seperatory funnel and cause it to collapse.