ABSTRACT

Chapter 2 discussed the various forms of interaction between solute and the solvent molecules (see section 2.3), which leads to a certain solubility of the solute in the solvent phase. It was also described how the ratio of the solubility of the solute between two immiscible solvents could be used to estimate distribution ratios (or constants) for the solute in the particular system (see section 2.4). It was also pointed out that in the case of aqueous solute electrolytes, specific consideration had to be applied to the activity of the solute in the aqueous phase, a consideration that also was extended to solutes in organic solvents.