When water and bromoform are mixed, two layers form. Is the bottom layer water or bromoform?

we can look at the densities of each liquid:





water: approximately 1 g/cm3 at 15掳C


bromoform: 2.889 g/cm3 at 15 掳C





bromoform is denser therefore the bottom layer is bromoform.





hope this helps=)When water and bromoform are mixed, two layers form. Is the bottom layer water or bromoform?
Bromoform (CHBr3), as a heavy organic liquid has a Density of 2.87g/cc ..i.e. it is 2.87 times the Density of water and, as such, it will form an interface with the water on top.