Are water and oil immiscible

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

Yes, because water is polar and oil is non-polar. So they don't mix at the particle level, which is what immiscible means.

Wiki User

∙ 11y ago

What else can I help you with?

I need a list of miscible and immiscible liquids.?

immiscible oil and water copper and cobalt

Can water mix with oil?

No, they are immiscible. I want to improve the answer: Though oil and water are immiscible normally but they can be made immiscible by use of suitable surfactants or better say emulsifying agents resulting in the formation of mixture of oil and water called as emulsion.

Do olive oil mix with water?

Water and olive oil are not miscible.

What are the examples of immiscible liquids?

Examples of immiscible liquids include oil and water, gasoline and water, and vinegar and oil. Immiscible liquids do not mix together to form a homogeneous solution and instead separate into distinct layers.

What are immiscible substances?

Immiscible means incapable of mixing, but you'd (you might) have to ask further incase there is a special solution called 'immiscible solution' of which its inability to mix is only one aspect of it.

Would oil dissolve in water yes or no?

No. Under normal circumstances oil and water are immiscible (they will not mix)

Does oil contain water?

No, oil does not contain water. Oil and water are immiscible, meaning they do not mix together. Oil is a hydrophobic substance, which means it repels water.

What is an immiscible liquid give an example?

Immiscible liquids are two or more liquids that do not mix together and instead separate into distinct layers. An example of immiscible liquids is oil and water, where the oil forms a separate layer on top of the water due to their different densities and polarities.

Why oil and water are deemed immiscible substances?

Because they don't mix.

Which two are miscible with one another oil water and ethanol?

Water and ethanol. Oil is immiscible with either of those.

What do you call liquids that don't mix together for example oil and water?

immiscible

What are immiscrible liquid?

I think what you meant was immiscible liquids. Immiscible liquid mean that it cannot form a homgeneous mixture when they are mixed together. A good example o f this is water are oil. The oil sits on top of the water.

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