During the preparation and purification of a liquid organic product, a drying agent is often used to remove residual water. A student wants to dry a liquid sample of butanoic acid.
Which drying agent is suitable for this purpose?
Sodium hydrogencarbonate
Potassium hydroxide
Anhydrous sodium sulfate
Potassium carbonate
26 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Chemistry Amines (A-level only), covering Preparation (A-level only), Base properties (A-level only), and Nucleophilic properties (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.