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. The following six substances have approximately the same boiling point and all are colorless liquids. Suppose you were given six unlabelled bottles, each of which contained one of these compounds.... Devise an experimental procedure using simple chemical tests to identify the contents of each bottle. (Each group may be assigned 2 substances) A.) PROPYL BUTANOATE (A carboxylic ester or fatty acid esters) Step by Step Test: 1. Soluble in water? NO 2. Soluble in 5% NaOH ? NO 3. Soluble in 5% HCl? NO 4.. Soluble in concentrated H2SO4? YES 5. Soluble in 85% H3PO4 ? YES Contents: The compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid esters. These are carboxylic ester derivatives of a fatty acid [Show More]

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