Question

What is the melting point of tert-butanol? Besides using a heat lamp, what other options might there be for dispensing a given amount of tert-butanol? Could a different solvent such as ethanol be used instead?

Answer 1

For dispensing, weigh it out.

Yes, a different solvent such as ethanol could be used.

Step-by-step explanation:

Besides using various methods for melting the tert-butanol in order to pour it out and measure a given volume, the tert-butanol could be weighed out in a beaker using a scale. Depending on the temperature of the laboratory, the tert-butanol could be a solid or a liquid/solid mixture.

In general, a different solvent such as ethanol could be used in place of tert-butanol as long as the solvent is a low molecular weight alcohol.