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30 cm cubic of water was mixed with 30 cm cubic of ethanol. the final. volume of the misturr was found to be less than 60cm cubic .Give the reason why



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Answer: in mixture water molecules comes closer to ethanol molecules because of hydrogen Bonds. Then smaller water molecules occupy less volume than in pure water.

Explanation: water molecules are smaller than ethanol molecules.

Both form Hydrogen bonds in pure form and in water-ethanol mixture.

Water molecules fill better space between ethanol molecules.

I think volume of the mixturecoild be 59.6 -59.8 cubic cm

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