What is extraction?
a. the seperation of a gas from a liquid solvent
b. the removal of water from an organic solvent
c. the process of transferring a solute from solvent into another solvent
d. the process of purifying a natural product
answer is c. the process of transferring a solute from solvent into another solvent
Distribution of a solute between two phases is an equilibrium condition described by partition theory
Eextraction to be successful the compound must be more soluble in the solvent than in the mixture. Additionally, the solvent and mixture must be immiscible
extractions are of organic compounds out of an aqueous phase and into an organic phase.
Example
tea is extracted from tea leaves (tea is soluble in water but leaves are not soluble in wter.)
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