CAIE A-Level Chemistry 25.2.2 Partition Coefficient Calculations
Practise calculating equilibrium solute amounts in two solvents from Kpc, layer volumes and total mass.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Chemistry 9701
- Level
- A2
Practise calculating equilibrium solute amounts in two solvents from Kpc, layer volumes and total mass.
Iodine is found naturally in compounds in many different oxidation states.
Iodide ions, I−, react with acidified H2O2(aq) to form iodine, I2, and water. This reaction mixture is shaken with cyclohexane, C6H12, to extract the I2. Cyclohexane is immiscible with water.
15.0 cm3 of C6H12 is shaken with 20.0 cm3 of an aqueous solution containing I2 until no further change is seen.
It is found that 0.390 g of I2 is extracted into the C6H12.
The partition coefficient of I2 between C6H12 and water, Kpc, is 93.8.
Calculate the mass of I2 that remains in the aqueous layer.
Show your working.
mass of I2 in aqueous layer =
M1: Kpc (93.8) = [I₂(cyclohexane)] ÷ [I₂(aq)]
93.8 = (0.390 / 15) ÷ (x / 20)
M2: mass of I₂(aq), x = 5.54 × 10⁻³ g ecf