Experimental Organic Chemistry: A Miniscale & Microscale Approach (Cengage Learning Laboratory Series for Organic Chemistry)
Experimental Organic Chemistry: A Miniscale & Microscale Approach (Cengage Learning Laboratory Series for Organic Chemistry)
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ISBN: 9781305080461
Author: John C. Gilbert, Stephen F. Martin
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 3.3, Problem 23E
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Interpretation:Insolubility of benzoic acid in water at room temperature and its solubility in 2.5 M aqueous sodium hydroxide should be determined.

Concept introduction:Solubility is property of substance that enables it to dissolve in solvents. This property depends on physical and chemical properties of solute and solvent. It also depends on temperature and pressure of other substances present in solution.

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