A sample of fried potatoes weighing 200 g was extracted using a volatile organic solvent. The recovered cooking oil weighed 15 g. What methods from this experiment could be used to separate the cooking oil after the extraction? What was the percent of the oil in the potatoes? Show your calculations

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  1. A sample of fried potatoes weighing 200 g was extracted using a volatile organic solvent. The recovered cooking oil weighed 15 g. What methods from this experiment could be used to separate the cooking oil after the extraction? What was the percent of the oil in the potatoes? Show your calculations.
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