Part II

After 30 minutes of refluxing, cool the reaction flask to room temperature, isolate the solids on a Hirsch funnel, and wash the solids with water.

after 30 minutes of reflux

photo shows a round bottom flask in a sand bath filled with a dark brown solution; bubbles are visible where the top of the solution meets the edges of the flask and the flask is attached to a fogged up glass condenser

after cooling to room T

photo shows a round bottom flask held by a gloved hand; the round bottom flask contains some reddish-white solids at the bottom of a small portion of reddish-brown solution; some of the solids are stuck to the upper portions of the walls of the flask; the neck of the flask is fogged with large droplets of condensation

after filtering and washing

photo shows a plastic Hirsch funnel fitted into a glass filter flask with a rubber adapter; the filter flask is inserted into a plastic tube the leads off camera; at the bottom of the filter flask is a small portion of cloudy, brown solution; in the Hirsch funnel is a small amount of light brown powder and a magnetic stir bar

On to Part III!

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