Explain how to extract caffeine from tea bags

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What would happened if HCl was accidentally used instead of Na2CO3 to extract caffeine from tea bags? Would you be able to fix your mistake? How? (Lab info... 2 tea bags were brewed in Na2CO3 then the organic layer with caffeine was removed using dichloromethane)

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