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Phenol has pKa of 10. If phenol were placed in separators funnel containing the two in miscible liquids, diethyl ether (CH3CH2OCH2CH3) and H2O. At what minimum pH would approximately all of the compound be in the aqueous layer. (Answer is 12 but why?)

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