calculate the extraction efficiency of a single extraction when 50.00 mL of a 0.025 M aqueous solution of glycolic acid buffered to a pH of 3.00, is extracted once with 50.00 mL of benzene.

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Glycolic acid is used in the textile industry as a dyeing and tanning agent. Given that its acid dissociation constant (Ka) is 1.47 × 10-4 and its partition coefficient (KD) between water and benzene is 3.22, calculate the extraction efficiency of a single extraction when 50.00 mL of a 0.025 M aqueous solution of glycolic acid buffered to a pH of 3.00, is extracted once with 50.00 mL of benzene.

 

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