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Solve the following 3-phase partition problem: Chloroform partitions in a room with a volume of 42 m3 between air, polyurethane foam (5 kg) and activated charcoal (2 kg). The activated charcoal has a specific surface area of 1000 m2/g. Calculate how much (in %) of the total chloroform will reside in which of the phases after equilibration.
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| room temperature : | 20°C |
| foam-air partition constant at 20°C: | Ki foam/air = 1.4 * 103 (Lair/kgfoam) |
| activated charcoal-air adsorption constant at 20°C. | Ki activated charcoal/air = 10-5 (m3air/m2activated charcoal) |
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