A material's ability to float or sink depends on its density and the density of the liquid that it is in. Anything that has a greater density will sink in a liquid with a lower density. In order for oil to sink in water, oil has to have more density than water.
Oil is typically less dense than water and so it will float above the water. Since density is mass divided by the volume, theoretically, we can increase density by squishing all of the oil together to decrease the volume (but this is not feasible, maybe next to impossible). Another way to do it is to heat both of the oil and the water. When heated, most materials decreases their density but not at the same rate because of the difference in material properties. Certain oils has a low coefficient of expansion. And so, when heat is added to the water and the oil, the oil density will remain close to its original value while the water density decreases. Once the water density is lower than that of oil density, the oil will sink.
In short, oil could sink in water, but as a general rule, oil will float on water.
No, oil is less dense than water, making oil float atop water.
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Most oils that you commonly see float. They are 10-20% less dense than water. However heavy bunker oils and industrial fuel oils can have a density greater than water and will sink. This is demonstrable - toss a chunk of asphalt paving into water, it sinks. This same material at very high temperatures is essentially heavy fuel oil
There are two parts to this answer. These are density (or specific gravity) and miscibility.
You don't, because that's not how things work.
Most oils are less dense than water and will float on top of the water.
Dissolving a solid in a liquid increases the density of the liquid, so it sounds like dissolving salt in the oil might increase its density enough for the oil to sink in water ...
But there's a problem with that: salts tend to be much more soluble in water than in oil, so you're just making the water EVEN DENSER, so the oil is going to stay on top. Even if you COULD dissolve salt in oil (in most cases, you can't), then as soon as the water and oil touch each other the salt will move from the non-polar oil to the polar water. The ratio of the amount of a substance that dissolves in one substance relative to another is called its "Partition coefficient",and the oil/water partition coefficients for salts are usually much, much less than one.
You can't. Oil is less dense than water and will float on water.
Buoyancy, just like a boat, oil is less dense than water, so it FLOATS on the top of the water, which appears to sink beneath the oil.
oil can sink in water by cooking it
Oil does not sink in water. Almost all oils and fats are less dense than water so they will float.
Oil is less dense than water, so it would not be able to support what water cannot, therefore a sinker that sinks in water would sink in oil.
it will, unless the specific gravity of the ball is greater that the oil, if it is, it will sink. But I doubt that it is
it won't cuz
Oil floats on water because it is less dense than water. Due to its molecular structure, oil molecules do not form strong hydrogen bonds with water molecules, which causes them to be less dense and float on top of water.
A plastic always sink in oil like a plastic bottle will always float in oil.
When you put a science tool in water it doesn't sink and in olive oil it does sink
Yes, it may make oil sink if at some temperature the density of water goes lesser than that of oil.
more dense substances sink, less dense substances float. oil will not sink in water, it will float, it is less dense.
why does an object sink
Oil does not sink in water. Almost all oils and fats are less dense than water so they will float.
It sinks
Float.
Water is denser than oil, so yes, it will sink. That is true whether the water is inside a balloon or not.
You can carefully pour several different viscosity oils into a glass and see different layers of oil. Even two different types would "sink" the heavier oil.
it matters if it lighter or more dense so if you put oil in water together the oil will sink to the bottom and the water will stay at the top
Because a pebble is denser than water thus making it sink oil is not denser than water. you can test this by pouring some oil in a glass of water it floats on top of the water it doesn't sink it is the same theory with the oil tanker in the sea.