The best way to separate the mixtures out is through the process of fractional distillation.
In fractional distillation, liquid - liquid mixtures are separated based on the differences in boiling point of their components. Let us examine the boiling points of the component of the mixtures:
Ethanol 78⁰C
Glycerol 290⁰C
Ethylene glycol 197.6⁰C
Methanol 64.7⁰C
Water 100⁰C
We see that the liquids in the mixture have different boiling points. In this process, the mixture is heated in a distillation column. When the boiling point of any component is reached, it will rise up in the column and can be channeled to a condenser where it is cooled and collected.
The liquid with the least boiling point is first separated with the one with the highest boiling is recovered last:
I think the correct answer would be because copper has a lower activity than hydrogen and cannot replace the bonds in it. Substances that are not oxidizing do not react with copper since the redox potentials are very low. Hope this answers the question.
