Retardation Coefficient (R) Calculator

This online Retardation Factor R calculator is used to measure the ratio between the rate of groundwater movement and the rate of contaminant movement.

  
  

Retardation Factor Formula

In chromatography, the retardation factor(R) is the fraction of an analyte in the mobile phase of a chromatographic system.Retardation factor (R) is calculated as follows:

R = 1 + (pη) Kd

Where,

R is retardation coefficient factor

p is bulk density in kg/m3

is porosity in percentage

Kd is distribution coefficient

Bulk Density Formula

Used to convert soil water content in percent by weight to percent by volume.Calculate the bulk density as follows:

Bulk Density (p) = MV

Where,

M is Mass of soil particles

V is Volume of Sample