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What is the process in which a compound transfers from one solvent to another owing to the difference in solubility or distribution coefficient between these two immiscible solvents?
What is the process in which a compound transfers from one solvent to another owing to the difference in solubility or distribution coefficient between these two immiscible solvents?
Solvent extraction
What are immiscible liquids?
What are immiscible liquids?
Immiscible liquids are ones that cannot get mixed up together and separate into layers when shaken together.
What is the method of quantitative separation of compounds?
What is the method of quantitative separation of compounds?
Solvent extraction
What advantages does solvent extraction have over distillation?
What advantages does solvent extraction have over distillation?
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What is the relation between distribution coefficient and distribution ratio?
What is the relation between distribution coefficient and distribution ratio?
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