Guatemala City - Contemporary times. 1  Santiago Garcia-Salas City serves as the economic, governmental, and cultural epicenter of the nation of Guatemala.
Immiscible liquids. Oil and water can be separated using a funnel. Immiscible means that the liquids don't dissolve in each other â oil and water are an example. It is possible to shake up the liquids and get them to mix but they soon separate. Separating immiscible liquids is done simply using a separating funnel. The two liquids are put into the funnel and are left for a short time to settle out and form two layers.
By contrast, substances are said to be immiscible if there are certain proportions in which the mixture does not form a solution. For example, butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) is significantly soluble in water, but these two solvents are not miscible because they are not soluble in all proportions.