Get premium membership and access questions with answers, video lessons as well as revision papers.
Got a question or eager to learn? Discover limitless learning on WhatsApp now - Start Now!

A student crushed the seeds and then added propane instead of water to extract oil from castor oil seeds. Why did he use propane instead...

      

A student crushed the seeds and then added propane instead of water to extract oil from castor oil seeds. Why did he use propane instead of water and why were the seeds first crushed?

  

Answers


Andrew
Oil is insoluble in water whereas Propane dissolves oil from castor oil seeds.
Crushing the seeds ensures all the castor oil is extracted.
Andreaz answered the question on January 2, 2019 at 13:13


Next: Name two classes of phylum arthropoda with cephalothorax
Previous: What is cryptocurrency?

View More Chemistry Questions and Answers | Return to Questions Index


Learn High School English on YouTube

Related Questions