In a typical Extraction of Caffeine experiment, you use boiling water to get the caffeine out of the coffee or tea, and then extract this aqueous solution with diethyl ether or methylene chloride. Why cant you immediately put the aqueous solution into the sep funnel with the ether or methylene chloride in order to save time?

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There are two main reasons why you cant immediately put the hot aqueous solution into the separatory ... View the full answer