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Equal Volumes of Two Immiscible Liquids, a and B, Are

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Equal volumes of two immiscible liquids, A and B, are placed in a separatory funnel. A small amount of solute (S) is dissolved in the liquids and is partitioned between the A and B layers with a partition coefficient of [S]A / [S]B=0.6. If liquid B is removed from the flask, will the concentration of S remaining in the flask be


A) greater than the initial concentration
B) less than the initial concentration
C) equal to the initial concentration
D) impossible to determine

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