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An acqueos solution containing pyridine is treated with chlorobenzene to extract pyridine. If the extract and raffinate phases have the following composition at equilibrium. Calculate the selectivity

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The selectivity of chlorobenzene for pyridine in this system is approximately 1.71.

Extract:

* Pyridine: 19 weight%

* Chlorobenzene: 79.9 weight%

Raffinate:

* Pyridine: 11.1 weight%

* Chlorobenzene: 88.9 weight%

Calculation:

Selectivity = (Pyridine concentration in extract) / (Pyridine concentration in raffinate)

Selectivity = (19 weight%) / (11.1 weight%)

Selectivity ≈ 1.71

Therefore, the selectivity of chlorobenzene for pyridine in this system is approximately 1.71. This means that chlorobenzene preferentially extracts pyridine from the aqueous solution over water, with a ratio of about 1.71 to 1.

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