H;C-C=N: Acetonitrile Cyclohexane Acetonitrile, CH3CN, is miscible with water and miscible with cyclohexane (C6H12), but water and cyclohexane are nearly insoluble in each other. Briefly explain why water and cyclohexane are nearly insoluble in each other. Select all that apply. Water is a polar hydrogen-bonding solvent. O Cyclohexane is a nonpolar solvent. O Compounds with very different polarities are expected to be immiscible. Compounds with very different polarities are expected to be miscible. O Water is a nonpolar hydrogen-bonding solvent. O Cyclohexane is a polar solvent. eTextbook and Media Briefly explain why acetonitrile is miscible with both water and cyclohexane. Select all that apply. O Water is a polar hydrogen-bonding solvent. O Water is a nonpolar hydrogen-bonding solvent. Acetonitrile is nonpolar. The nonpolar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in water and the polar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in cyclohexane. |Acetonitrile has one end that is nonpolar and the other end that is both polar and has a lone pair on N. O Cyclohexane is a nonpolar solvent. O Cyclohexane is a polar solvent. O The polar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in water and the nonpolar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in cyclohexane.

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H;C-C=N:
Acetonitrile
Cyclohexane
Acetonitrile, CH3CN, is miscible with water and miscible with cyclohexane (C6H12), but water and cyclohexane are nearly insoluble in
each other.
Briefly explain why water and cyclohexane are nearly insoluble in each other. Select all that apply.
Water is a polar hydrogen-bonding solvent.
O Cyclohexane is a nonpolar solvent.
O Compounds with very different polarities are expected to be immiscible.
Compounds with very different polarities are expected to be miscible.
Water is a nonpolar hydrogen-bonding solvent.
O Cyclohexane is a polar solvent.
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Briefly explain why acetonitrile is miscible with both water and cyclohexane. Select all that apply.
Water is a polar hydrogen-bonding solvent.
O Water is a nonpolar hydrogen-bonding solvent.
O Acetonitrile is nonpolar.
The nonpolar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in water and the polar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in
cyclohexane.
O Acetonitrile has one end that is nonpolar and the other end that is both polar and has a lone pair on N.
O Cyclohexane is a nonpolar solvent.
O Cyclohexane is a polar solvent.
The polar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in water and the nonpolar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in
cyclohexane.
Transcribed Image Text:H;C-C=N: Acetonitrile Cyclohexane Acetonitrile, CH3CN, is miscible with water and miscible with cyclohexane (C6H12), but water and cyclohexane are nearly insoluble in each other. Briefly explain why water and cyclohexane are nearly insoluble in each other. Select all that apply. Water is a polar hydrogen-bonding solvent. O Cyclohexane is a nonpolar solvent. O Compounds with very different polarities are expected to be immiscible. Compounds with very different polarities are expected to be miscible. Water is a nonpolar hydrogen-bonding solvent. O Cyclohexane is a polar solvent. eTextbook and Media Briefly explain why acetonitrile is miscible with both water and cyclohexane. Select all that apply. Water is a polar hydrogen-bonding solvent. O Water is a nonpolar hydrogen-bonding solvent. O Acetonitrile is nonpolar. The nonpolar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in water and the polar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in cyclohexane. O Acetonitrile has one end that is nonpolar and the other end that is both polar and has a lone pair on N. O Cyclohexane is a nonpolar solvent. O Cyclohexane is a polar solvent. The polar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in water and the nonpolar end of acetonitrile makes it soluble in cyclohexane.
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