Partition Coefficient

#Chemistry

$\displaystyle K=\frac{[A]{\text{solvent 1}}}{[A]{\text{solvent 2}}}$

• $\displaystyle K$ is an equilibrium constant for a particular compound $\displaystyle A$ and solvents 1 and 2
• The concentration is often in $\displaystyle \mathrm{\frac{g}{L}}$ or $\displaystyle \mathrm{\frac{g}{mL}}$
• Usually organic over aqueous