Question

which of the following is Not desirable for satisfactory extraction solvent? a.it should not react with the soluteb.it should be miscible in Waterc.it should dissolve in the substance to be extracted

Answer 1

In extraction solvent the idea is that the used solvent do not react with the solute and it should be miscible in the substance to be extracted.

It means that the correct answer is B. This is because there are ocassions in which we need a solvent that is not miscible in water to do the extraction.