Alkaloid salts are not very soluble in the organic solvent diethyl ether.What might happen to the free-base form of caffeine dissolved in diethyl ether if gaseous hydrogen chloride,HCl,were bubbled into the solution? 
A) A second layer of water would form.
B) Nothing,and the HCl gas would merely bubble out of solution.
C) The diethyl ether insoluble caffeine salt would form as a white precipitate.
D) The acid/base reaction would release heat,which would cause the diethyl ether to start evaporating.
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