Which of the following is FALSE? a. In the extraction of caffeine, caffeine was dissolved in the water and the other impurities were dissolved in the ethyl acetate layer. b. Addition of potas

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Which of the following is FALSE? a. In the extraction of caffeine, caffeine was dissolved in the water and the other impurities were dissolved in the ethyl acetate layer. b. Addition of potassium hydroxide will improve the purity of caffeine in the extraction process. c. Salts could be added to the solution to remove the formation of emulsions in the solution. d. K2CO3 can be used as an alternative to NaOH.
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