Suppose we start with 3.0g of contaminated benzoic acid. After recrystallisation we end up with 2.3g of pure benzoic acid. What is the percentage recovery of the experiment?

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Suppose we start with 3.0g of contaminated benzoic acid. After recrystallisation we end up with 2.3g of pure benzoic acid. What is the percentage recovery of the experiment?

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