Salting Out: Making Liquids Immiscible

Description: Potassium carbonate added to a solution of methanol in water produces 2 liquid phases.

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Source: Shakhashiri, B.Z. Chemical Demonstrations: A Handbook for Teachers of Chemistry

Year or vol: 3 page: 266

Keywords: Salting Out, Phase Separation, Methanol, Water


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