Answer 1:
I can easily think of three: mercury, water, and oil or gasoline. I'm not sure there are more that are readily available, though - anything polar will mix with water, anything nonpolar will mix with the oil, and there aren't very many polar liquids less dense than oil, or non-polars more dense than water. As far as shaking is concerned, what you need is a range of densities. Mercury is *extremely* dense, denser than lead, so it will stay at the bottom. The others will form emulsions when shaken, though. |
Answer 2:
I'm guessing that there aren't 5 or 6 un-miscible liquids that are safe to handle.In biology and chemistry, we tend to think about water-soluble [hydrophilic] chemicals and oil-soluble [hydrophobic or lipophilic] chemicals. That's only 2 types of liquids - oil and water. Mercury, of course, is a highly toxic liquid; it might not mix with oil or water. Alcohols mix with oil and water. Liquids such as dimethyl sulfoxide and glycerol mix with water. Best wishes, Click Here to return to the search form.
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