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A substance is boiled repeatedly and stirred, but the solute never mixes with the solvent. Which best describes why?

The temperature was not high enough to mix the solute and solvent.
The chemical properties of the solute and solvent are different.
The pressure was increased.
The solution was saturated.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The chemical properties of the solute and solvent are different.

Explanation: Solubility depends on chemical compatibility ("like dissolves like" — polar with polar, nonpolar with nonpolar). Boiling and stirring speed up dissolution but cannot make chemically incompatible substances mix.