Hexanoic acid was added to an immiscible biphasic solvent sysem, water and CCl4 at 20.0OC and the equilibrium concentrations of hexanoic acid were determined to be 3.66 g/L in H2O and 67.0 g/L in CCl4. Caluclate the distrubution coeffiecent (D1) of hexanoic acid in CCl4 with respect to water.

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Hexanoic acid was added to an immiscible biphasic solvent sysem, water and CCl4 at 20.0OC and the equilibrium concentrations of hexanoic acid were determined to be 3.66 g/L in H2O and 67.0 g/L in CCl4. Caluclate the distrubution coeffiecent (D1) of hexanoic acid in CCl4 with respect to water. 

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