Miscibility of Water and Ethanol

[ChemRookie]

Ethanol and water are completely miscible; that is, they dissolve in each other in all propertions:

a) When the two substancse are mixed, is randomness increased or decreased?

b) Head is liberated in the dissolving process. Does the tendency toward the minimum energy favour the separated pure substances, or the solution of one in the other?

c) In view of the tendencies listed in a) and b) above, explain why water and ethanol are completley miscible.

This part is not in the book, so hope you can help.

 

[Gokul43201]

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[The Bob]

Ethanol and water are completely miscible; that is, they dissolve in each other in all propertions:

Can I ask, therefore, is Ethanol polarised?

a) When the two substancse are mixed, is randomness increased or decreased?

What do you think the randomness is being applied to?

The Bob (2004 ©)