Which of the following statements about a crown ether-cation complex is not true?
A)It is a host-guest complex.
B)The crown ether is the guest and the cation is the host.
C)The crown ether is the host and the cation is the guest.
D)The host-guest complex is soluble in nonpolar solvents.

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In a crown ether-cation complex, the crown ether acts as the host because it surrounds and binds the cation, which is the guest. This means that statement B, which incorrectly identifies the crown ether as the guest and the cation as the host, is not true.

Which of the Following Statements About a Crown Ether-Cation Complex