Question: Consider a situation where phenol is partitioned between water and benzene with a partition coefficient of 1.32 in favour of benzene. Suppose we have

Consider a situation where phenol is partitioned between water and benzene with

Consider a situation where phenol is partitioned between water and benzene with a partition coefficient of 1.32 in favour of benzene. Suppose we have 2g of phenol dissolved in 250ml of water. How much phenol will be extracted into 250ml of benzene with single extraction and how much phenol is left in water?

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