Because anhydrous sodium sulfate is a relatively inefficient drying agent, a student uses twice as much of this salt as recommended. What are the advantages and disadvantages of adding extra drying agent?

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The Answer is The principal advantage is that more water will be removed from the solution. The disadvan- tage is that more of the desired organic compound will be lost by adsorption onto the sodium sulfate crystals.

Because Anhydrous Sodium Sulfate Is a Relatively Inefficient Drying Agent