Although other solvents are available, dichloromethane(CH₂Cl₂) is still often used to “decaffeinate” drinks because thesolubility of caffeine in CH₂Cl₂ is 8.35 times that in water.(a) A 100.0-mL sample of cola containing 10.0 mg of caffeine is extracted with 60.0 mL of CH₂Cl₂. What mass of caffeine re-mains in the aqueous phase? (b) A second identical cola sampleis extracted with two successive 30.0-mL portions of CH₂Cl₂.What mass of caffeine remains in the aqueous phase after each extraction? (c) Which approach extracts more caffeine?

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Although other solvents are available, dichloromethane(CH₂Cl₂) is still often used to “decaffeinate” drinks because thesolubility of caffeine in CH₂Cl₂ is 8.35 times that in water.(a) A 100.0-mL sample of cola containing 10.0 mg of caffeine is extracted with 60.0 mL of CH₂Cl₂. What mass of caffeine re-mains in the aqueous phase? (b) A second identical cola sampleis extracted with two successive 30.0-mL portions of CH₂Cl₂.What mass of caffeine remains in the aqueous phase after each extraction? (c) Which approach extracts more caffeine?

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