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Colors seen when gasoline forms a thin film on water are a demonstration of?
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How do you separate gasoline and water where gasoline forms the upper layer in the mixture?
you can use an instrument called separating funnel to separate this mixture.
The rainbow-colored film that gasoline or oil forms on a puddle is one indication that hydrocarbons are not what?
The rainbow-colored film that gasoline or oil forms on a puddle is one indication that hydrocarbons are not soluble in water
What forms when sunlight is separated into colors by tiny droplets of water in the air?
A rainbow
Consider the interference colors seen in a film of gasoline on a wet street The function of the water is to provide a?
Second reflecting surface
List three forms of stored energy?
A guess: glucose, gasoline, water stored behind the Hoover Dam.
When gasoline burns does it change to a gas?
When gasoline burns, it reacts chemically with Oxygen (O2) in the air and forms Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Water Vapor (H20), both of which are gasses.
Is carbon dioxide being produced by the combustion of gasoline in an automobile engine a physical or chemical change?
When the gasoline burns, it forms water and various gasses, so it is a chemical change.
Would gasoline turpentine or mercury settle at the bottom of water?
Of the three, only mercury (a liquid metal) is heavier than water and would sink to the bottom. Gasoline is partly miscible (forms suspensions in water), while turpentine has a lower density than water and would float on top.
Does gasoline dissolve in in water?
No. Gasoline is an oil product and does not mix with water.
Why do cars work with gasoline and not water?
Because water is not a flammable substance and gasoline is.
Why is hexane soluble in water and gasoline is not?
Hexane and gasoline both are insoluble in water.
What makes gasoline heavier than water?
Gasoliner is NOT heavier than water. If you mix the two compounds , then allow them to settle. You will see that gasoline is on top of the water. ; Hence it is lighter (less heavy). Scieintifically, the density of gasoline is less than the density of water.
