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Urinate in the sea to create a barrier between the oil and sea water, thus separating the two.
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Can sea water be physically separate?
no
How we can separate oil from water?
Allow the mixture to sit until the oil and water have separated. Then pour off the oil.
How do oil and water separate?
Oil and water separate because oil will float to the top and water will sink to the bottom. The reason oil wil float to the top because oil is non polar while water is compound polar. Separation by decantation and filtration.Separation by decantation and filtration.
How would you separate oil and water into their components?
A mixture of oil and water is heterogeneous. Oil naturally separates from water and they can be separated by skimming the surface off the water.
How do you separate crude oil from sea water?
They do it using a device called an oil water separator. Its really pretty simple. Water is heavier than oil so oil will rise to the top. That's the reason you can see the oil spill on the water in the gulf right now. If you have a container with a bottom drain and you fill it with a water and oil mixture the oil will float to the top and you drain the water from the bottom.
In an oil spill why does the oil not mix with the sea water?
Oil does not mix with water, not even salty sea water.
Can sea water be physically separate?
no
How do you separate clean sea water that make up muddy sea water?
Crystalisation
How can you separate the oil and water- explanation with diagram?
Oil and water seperate spontaneoulsy.
Is fat water soluble?
No. That is why oil and water separate.
How do you separate water?
put oil onit
How do you separate water and oil mixture?
Distillation.
How we can separate oil from water?
Allow the mixture to sit until the oil and water have separated. Then pour off the oil.
How do you separate and collect pure water from sea water?
ask a friend
How do oil and water separate?
Oil and water separate because oil will float to the top and water will sink to the bottom. The reason oil wil float to the top because oil is non polar while water is compound polar. Separation by decantation and filtration.Separation by decantation and filtration.
How would you separate oil from water?
Oil naturally separates from water and then may be skimmed off the top. For further purification, heating the oil allows the remaining water to evaporate.
When water and oil are mixed and they separate which one separates to the top?
oil
