Equilibrium partitioning of organic compounds

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Question 12

12 a) In a restaurant, a colleague of mine ordered still (i.e., non-carbonated) mineral water. Then he turned to me with a smile on his face and said: "I wonder whether they will manage". Why was he wondering?
   
   
12 b) What can one conclude from the fact that CO2 spontaneously starts to bubble out when a bottle of sparkling water is opened. And what does that mean for the CO2 concentration in the gas phase of the bottle before it was opened?
   
   
12 c) How could all CO2 be removed from the water?
   
   
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