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User: Why is ethanol and water miscible yet carbon tetrachloride and water is immiscible? Explain in terms of bonding.
Note: Solubility (miscibility when concerning two liquids) depends on the solvent and the solute being able to interact with each other through similar intermolecular forces. [ Water and ethanol can both participate in hydrogen bonding and therefore they are miscible.
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