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oil does not mix with water, rather, it floats on water

this is because oil is less dense than water and they are immiscible solutions

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Try it! Cooking oil will work well. It will be quite difficult to break the oil drop up if its only a small one. It may disappear at first, then it will float back to the surface.

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Oil form an unstable dispersion.

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