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Well let's take an example that we have an a container with both oil and water in it these are inmiscible, know, let's say there is elemental iodine I2 in this container, iodine is nonpolar, so there will be more dissolved in the oil (an organic non polar solvent) than the water (a nonorganic polar solvernt). However, there will be a trace amount of iodine dissolved in the water. The distribution coefficient for this oil, we will say equals K. K=(concentration in mol/L of I2 in oil)/(concentration in mol/L of I2 in water) The distribution constant describes thr ration of iodine concentration in the organic layer to that in water.

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