A student looks up the data below during the design of an experiment.

Which of the following might be a possible hypothesis that the student could test?


castor -9.8
Phenol 43.2
Benzene 5.7
Forming acid 8

A. If phenol has a greater melting point than water then it will boil at a higher temperature than water does.
B. If benzene were mixed with water, it could be separated through chromatography.
C. If formic acid will melt at lower temperatures than water.
D. If castor oil and benzene mix then the mixture will melt before water does.

C. If formic acid will melt at lower temperatures than water.