... of the water. For Hypothesis 1) the tablet was placed in 10ml of boiling water, timed and temperature checked. Hypothesis 2) the tablet was placed in 10 ml of water sitting in a bath of ice, timed and temperature checked. Hypothesis 3) the tablet was placed in 10 ml of Isopropyl rubbing alcohol, timed and temperature checked. Data Tables FOR CONTROLS: My control Student # 1 Student ... . As predicted, the tablet dissolved at a much faster rate when placed in hot water in comparison to room temperature water. This is probably due to the fact that heat generally acts as a catalyst, in that...

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... order) or E2 (second order) reaction. In an E1 mechanism, a monomolecular elimination of water will result in an alkyl cation. In an E2 mechanism, a bimolecular reaction occurs in which water acts as a base, abstracting a -hydrogen. The direction of the elimination reaction forming alkenes is typically governed by Zaitsev's rule. Zaitsev's rule states that the most highly substituted alkene will be formed ... ). This would cause the gas chromatographer to give a reading of air as one of the components. A second error could have happened if the tubing was not removed from the water bath b...

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