Consider the Following Four Liquids

question 34

Multiple Choice

Consider the following four liquids:
Water: highly polar;H-bonding
Hexanol: slightly polar;some H-bonding
Chloroform: slightly polar;no H-bonding
Octane: non-polar;no H-bonding
Which pair of liquids is immiscible?

• A)water and octane
• B)water and hexanol
• C)hexanol and chloroform
• D)chloroform and octane
• E)none of the above

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