In the organic chemistry experiment of an Extraction of crude napthalene-benzoic acid dissolved in ethyl acetate solvent. Why are multiple small extractions better than 1 large extraction?. Prove this with mathematically. Kindly use math and numbers! showing everything

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In the organic chemistry experiment of an Extraction of crude napthalene-benzoic acid dissolved in ethyl acetate solvent. Why are multiple small extractions better than 1 large extraction?. Prove this with mathematically. Kindly use math and numbers! showing everything.

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