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SUBLIMATION
Experiment 4
C.D.S.V. ANGELES
B.A.C. BALGOS
C.G. ELBANBUENA
ABSTRACT
The experiment is performed after the finishing experiment 2 because the greenishwhite crystals of caffeine were the sample. Weigh the watch glass first. After getting the
weight of the evaporating dish and the caffeine, heat the evaporating dish in the hot plate with
watch glass above. Use a high temperature. The crystals should stick in the watch glass. Then
when the evaporating dish got slightly charred, turn off the hot plate. Cool the watch glass
and evaporating dish on the side. Weigh the watch glass with crystals sticking in it. To get the
weight of the crystals, subtract the weight of watch glass from the weight of watch glass and
crystals. Lastly, solve for the percent yield of caffeine.
INTRODUCTION:
plants.
METHOD
In this experiment, use the
greenish-white crystals of caffeine
collected from the Experiment 2. Weigh
the evaporating dish with crystals, record.
Then weigh the watch glass. Using a high
temperature, heat the evaporating dish and
CONCLUSION
Sublimation is a phase transition
process from a solid to a gas without ever
entering an intermediate liquid phase. This
process is adopted by chemists as a
purification technique. Unlike
crystallization, most traces of solvent are
eliminated during the purification process.
Caffeine belongs to the group of alkaloids
and is used as a diuretic and central
nervous system stimulator. Through
sublimation, the crude caffeine extract
from Experiment 2 can be purified.
External heating drives the sublimation
process. The gaseous caffeine will be
separated from the less volatile impurities
and then forms crystal caffeine deposits
along the cool surface. The caffeine
deposits are then assumed to be pure
caffeine.
DISCUSSION
The experiment was wellperformed until we happened to set the
evaporating dish (with sample) covered
with watch glass to a defective hot plate. It
took it a while to generate enough heat in
order for the sample to stick on the watch
glass, that is why we decided (with the
consent of the instructor) to transfer it to a
better one. However, too much heat caused
the glass to break and the sample was
spilled. Therefore, we weighed only a
small amount of our sample.