Percent Recovery Calculator

Formula

The formula to calculate the percent recovery (PR) is:

\[ PR = \frac{SAP}{SBP} \times 100 \]

Where:

\( PR \) is the percent recovery
\( SAP \) is the substance amount after purification
\( SBP \) is the substance amount before purification

What is Percent Recovery?

Percent recovery is a term most used in chemistry to describe the amount of recovered substance after a purification process. This purification process could be anything from removing a chemical or separating a specific chemical entirely.

Example Calculation

Let's assume the following values:

Substance Amount After Purification (SAP): 8 g
Substance Amount Before Purification (SBP): 10 g

Using the formula to calculate the percent recovery:

\[ PR = \frac{8}{10} \times 100 = 80\% \]

The Percent Recovery (PR) is 80%.