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How is it that alcohol and water are miscible inall proportions ?

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Both alcohol and water are polar in nature. Moreover, these are also involved in the intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Therefore, these are miscible in all proportions.
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  • Alcohol and water can be separated by

    A
    fractional distillation
    B
    evaporation
    C
    sublimation
    D
    separating funnel

  • Ethanol and Methanol are miscible in water due to

    A
    Dissociation of water
    B
    Their acidic character
    C
    Allyl groups
    D
    Hydrogen bonding

  • Methanol and ethanol are miscible in water due to

    A
    covalent character
    B
    hydrogen bonding character
    C
    oxygen bonding character
    D
    none of the above.

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