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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Water is highly polar with strong hydrogen bonding while octane is nonpolar with no hydrogen bonding. These two liquids have very different intermolecular forces and are thus immiscible.

Consider the Following Four Liquids