Question

1. Assume this experiment (after the extractions are complete) left you with 4 pure products (aspirin, acetaminophen and caffeine, and the binder). Your lab mate distracted you after you had labeled the binder and now you can’t remember which of the remaining 3 products is which. What would be a simple test that you can perform in the laboratory to distinguish between the 3 remaining solids isolated from your experiments?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Out of aspirin, acetaminophen and caffeine, aspirin is an acid because it is acetyl saliciylic acid . Hence it can be tested with litmus paper .

acetaminophen contains phenolic functional group , hence it is a weak acid . It can be tested with any test with which phenol test are done,  like with neutral solution of ferric chloride .

caffeine is weak basic substance . It can also be tested with the help of testing a basic substance .