We did a lab separating out the components of a mixture. One of the lab questions is "The weight of naphthalene was obtained by weighing the collected solid. Was this an accurate weight of the naphthalene present in the original sample?" I don't know how to answer this.

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We did a lab separating out the components of a mixture.  One of the lab questions is "The weight of naphthalene was obtained by weighing the collected solid.  Was this an accurate weight of the naphthalene present in the original sample?"  I don't know how to answer this.

DrBob222 · Answer

How did you separate the mixture? If you dissolved the naphthalene in a solvent, then evaporated the solvent, what was the solubility of the product in the solvent?

Joann · Answer

We heated the mixture in a beaker & put a glass dish with ice on top