Why is terbutyl chloride the organic phase and hydrochloric acid is the aqueous phase in the aliphatic nucleophilic substitution reaction between Terbutanol and HCl?

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Why is terbutyl chloride the organic phase and hydrochloric acid is the aqueous phase in the aliphatic nucleophilic substitution reaction between Terbutanol and HCl?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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