When distilled water is added to ethanol and cyclohexane, the ethanol and water will mix together due to their similar polarities. Ethanol is a polar molecule due to the presence of the hydroxyl group, while cyclohexane is nonpolar. This means that ethanol and water will form a homogeneous mixture, while cyclohexane will remain separate from the ethanol-water mixture forming a separate layer.
Overall, you would end up with two distinct layers in the mixture: one layer containing ethanol and water (homogeneous mixture) and another layer containing cyclohexane (immiscible with water).
What happens when distilled water is added to ethanol and cyclohexane
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