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Separation of Mixture of two Immiscible Liquids

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A mixture of chloroform and water taken in a separating funnel is mixed and left undisturbed for some time. The upper layer in the separating funnel will be:

A

chloroform

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water

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mixture of both

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is D water
As density of water is less than chloroform so upper layer will be of water while lower layer contains chloroform.

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