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Acetone and water are miscible. Acetone and hexane are also miscible.
What is the possible explanation for their miscibilities, considering that water and hexane are immiscible?

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30-10-2016

The rule of thumb is that "like dissolves like"
Acetone has a C-C-C back bone making it similar to the hydrocarbon of hexane.
water's strongest intermolecular forces is hydrogen bonding while ether's is dispersion with some dipole-forces.

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