https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05615
The ratio of the respective distribution ratios of two extractable solutes measured under the same conditions. \[\alpha_{\text{A,B}} = \frac{D_{\text{A}}}{D_{\text{B}}}\]
Notes:
- By convention the solutes designated as A and B in the above are chosen so as to make \(\alpha > 1\).
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