• alina bugmann#CommentAvatarLabel Commented on: 2022-09-02T13:43:17.760

    I did this experiment multiple times and it worked perfectly to the point of letting the cyclohexane evaporate. When the cyclohexane had evaporated there was no iodine left. No iodine crystals had fromed. I tried to cool the solution down so the iodine would not evaporate as fast as the cyclohexan did but still no crystals were formed.
    Has someone an idea to stop the iodine from evaporating?

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    • RSC Education response

      Hi - thanks for your feedback and sorry that no suggestions have been forthcoming. We do have plans to test this experiment for you but it is taking time to get the right materials together. One suggestion from our technical adviser is to aim for slow evaporation in a fume cupboard. We will pass on more info once trialled.