One of the following liquids is miscible with the organic solvent carbon tetrachloride, formula CCl4. Identify the liquid.

Question

One of the following liquids is miscible with the organic solvent carbon tetrachloride, formula CCl4. Identify the liquid.

bromine, Br2

water, H2O

glycerol

nitric acid, formula HNO3

Answer 1

Bromine, Br₂ is a liquid at room temperature, and it is not polar, so it will be miscible with CCl₄, another non polar compound.

The others are all liquids at room temperature but they are all rather polar molecules and thus will not be miscible in CCl₄.