Derive an expression for percentage extraction?

Though the multiple extraction is more beneficial than single step extraction. For analytical chemist it is easy to find out the amount extracted in single extraction, so he follow single extraction rather than multiple extraction because it is tedious. The relation between percentage extraction (E) for single extraction can be derived as follow: We know W1=[VWVoD+VW]×a...(1) where W1 is the weight of solute remaining after 1st extraction.
VW= Volume of Aqueous Phase
Vo = Volume of Organic Phase
D = Distribution Ratio
a = Total weight of Solute present initially.

The amount extracted will be a W1=aa(VWVoD+VW)...(2) =aa(VWVoD+VW) Percentage extraction (E)=(aW1a)×100 Lets Substitute the values from equation (1) E=(aa(VWVoD+VW)a)×100 E=(1(VWVoD+VW))×100 E=(VoD+VWVWVoD+VW)×100 E=(VoDVoD+VW)×100 on dividing the numerator and denominator of RHS by Vo we get E=(DD+VWVo)×100 Percentageextraction(E)=100DD+VWVo Thus % extraction (E) depends on D as well as VWVo.


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