A chemical engineering student is testing out various liquids in her lab. She has seven substances: Substance A: C6H14 (hexane).

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A chemical engineering student is testing out various liquids in her lab. She has seven
substances:
Substance A: C6H14 (hexane). It is non-polar, mixing well with oil but not with
water.
Substance B: H₂O2 (hydrogen peroxide). It contains two O-H bonds, and does not
mix with oil or hexane.
Substance D: CH3CONH2 (acetamide). It has two N-H bonds.
Substance E: CH3COOH (acetic acid). It mixes well with water, has an O-H bond,
and is polar.
Substance F: (CH3)2CO (acetone). There are no O-H bonds, though it is polar.
Substance G: C₂H4(NH2)2 (ethylendiamine). Multiple N-H bonds, and mixes well
with some polar substances.
Substance C: C₂H5OH (ethanol). Ethanol mixes well with water and hydrogen
peroxide.
She needs a substance that will mix well with silanol, SiH3OH, shown below. For
safety reasons, she knows it cannot contain nitrogen and it must be able to do
hydrogen bonding with other substances. Which substances are okay to use,
according to this information?

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