Assignment:
When an aqueous solution of an organic compound is shaken with an immiscible organic solvent, such as diethyl ether, the solute distributes itself between the two phases. When the two phases separate into two distinct layers, an equilibrium will have been established such that the ratio of the concentrations of the solute in each solvent defines a constant, K, called the distribution coefficient.
K= (concentration of solute in solvent A, e.g. diethyl ether (g L-1)/concentration of solute in solvent B, eg. Water (g L-1)
The distribution coefficient for compound X in the diethyl ether/water system is 3.0. If you were given a solution containing 8.0g of X in 500ml of water, and wanted to extract compound X into diethyl ether, show that it would be more effective to extract X using three 50ml aliquots of diethyl ether rather than a single 150mL aliquot. (Determine how much of X would remain in the aqueous solution in each case).
Provide complete and step by step solution for the question and show calculations and use formulas.