{"id":109,"date":"2024-10-24T21:19:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T01:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/?p=109"},"modified":"2024-10-25T16:22:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T20:22:01","slug":"hexane-ramp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/2024\/10\/24\/hexane-ramp\/","title":{"rendered":"Hexane Ramp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Materials Needed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Diffusion tube<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ring stand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaporating dish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 L volumetric flask<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hot plate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procedure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Setup:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attach the diffusion tube to a ring stand at approximately a 45\u00b0 angle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place an evaporating dish underneath the bottom end of the diffusion tube.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Preparation of Hexane Vapors:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add about 1-2 mL of hexane into the 2 L volumetric flask.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gently heat the stoppered flask and its contents on a hot plate to generate hexane vapors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Vapor Transfer:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carefully pour the generated vapors into the diffusion tube.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set the volumetric flask down so that its neck is even with the top of the diffusion tube.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ignition:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use a candle to ignite the hexane fumes at the evaporating dish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safety Precautions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure good ventilation as hexane fumes can be harmful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves and goggles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handle the hot plate with care to avoid burns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This experiment illustrates the behavior of hexane vapors and their ignition properties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Materials Needed Procedure Safety Precautions This experiment illustrates the behavior of hexane vapors and their ignition properties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36673,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-demonstrations","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36673"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions\/110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chemdemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}