For commutative rings $R \subseteq S$, recall that $S$ is separable over $R$, if $S$ is a projective $S \otimes_R S$-module, via $f: S \otimes_R S \to S$ given by: $f(s_1 \otimes_R s_2)=s_1s_2$.

Question 1: Is $\mathbb{C}[x]$ separable over $\mathbb{C}[x^2,x^3]$?

More generally,

Question 2: Is it possible to characterize all $\mathbb{C}$-subalgebras $\mathbb{C} \subset R \subset \mathbb{C}[x]$ such that $\mathbb{C}[x]$ is separable over $R$?

According to wikipedia: "Moreover, an algebra $S$ is separable if and only if it is flat when considered as a right module of $S \otimes_R S$ in the usual way". Here $\mathbb{C}[x^2,x^3] \subset \mathbb{C}[x]$ is not flat; I am not sure if there is a connection between flatness or non-flatness of $\mathbb{C}[x^2,x^3] \subset \mathbb{C}[x]$ and $\mathbb{C}[x] \otimes_{\mathbb{C}[x^2,x^3]} \mathbb{C}[x] \subset \mathbb{C}[x]$.

If, for example, $\mathbb{C}[x^2,x^3] \subset \mathbb{C}[x] \otimes_{\mathbb{C}[x^2,x^3]} \mathbb{C}[x]$ is flat (I do not know if this is true or false), then flatness of $\mathbb{C}[x] \otimes_{\mathbb{C}[x^2,x^3]} \mathbb{C}[x] \subset \mathbb{C}[x]$ would imply flatness of $\mathbb{C}[x^2,x^3] \subset \mathbb{C}[x]$, which is false.

I have asked the above question here. This question may be relevant.

Edit, Question 3: Assume that $S=R[w]$ is separable over $R$. Is there an additional condition that guarantees that $S$ is flat over $R$ (hence etale)? I guess that there are examples where such $S$ is not flat over $R$.

Thank you very much!