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If you mix oil and water, the tendency of the oil is to float above the water. This happens because the density of the oil is much lighter that the density of water. Any material that has heavier density compared with the water will sink and vice versa.
LaDy_caRoLi "Christine carren alcantara"
The above is correct but, this is important "Like dissolves like". Water has very strong hydrogen bonds and tends to 'clump' together. Oils, on the other hand, have a different 'clumping' force (London forces). So oil and water are not at all alike, even if oil had the exact same density as water they still would not mix (they would not be miscible).
There is emulsification but that is a separate thing.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoWater is a polar substance while oil is not. they are immiscible which means they cannot dissolve in each other. this is why if you poor oil into water it just turns into bubbles sitting in the water.
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∙ 9y agoWhen water and oil is mixed, they will not stay mixed and will separate. The oil will begin to float on top of the water and stay that way.
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∙ 13y agothey don't mix. there are splotches of oil in the water.
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What rises when oil and water are mixed together?
The oil will rise to the top and float on the water.
Why the oil stays on the surface if you mixed in water?
Oil is not as dense as water. So, even when they are mixed, the water molecules can still slide down in between the oil molecules, thereby causing the oil molecules to form a layer on the surface of the water.
What happened when oil and salt mixed?
The salt will not dissolve in the oil because oil is nonpolar and salt is polar, and like dissolves like.
If you pour oil into a cup of water will the oil poison the water?
No. The oil should drain off of the water. Water and oil don't mix, so there would be no contamination. If there is something else mixed with the oil, though, it can possibly mix with the water.
What happened when chloroform is mixed with water and swallowed?
There will be nothing. They are not even Mixing.
What is showed when water and oil are mixed?
they cannot be mixed unless some complex nano science is used which has not happened till now
Why does water go straight to bottom when mixed with oil?
Water is heavier than oil. Oil floats on water.
What rises when oil and water are mixed together?
The oil will rise to the top and float on the water.
Why the oil stays on the surface if you mixed in water?
Oil is not as dense as water. So, even when they are mixed, the water molecules can still slide down in between the oil molecules, thereby causing the oil molecules to form a layer on the surface of the water.
What will happen if oil mixed with warm water?
Not a lot, water and oil don't mix and so the oil will float on top of the water.
When water and oil are mixed and they separate which one separates to the top?
oil
What happened to the salt crystals when you mixed it with water?
it dissolves
How can you tell if head gasket is blown?
Water mixed with oil? Oil mixed with water? White smoke out of tailpipe? Lack of compression on 2 adjacient cylinders?
If oil is mixed with boiler feed water?
Oils and water are not miscible.
What happened when oil and salt mixed?
The salt will not dissolve in the oil because oil is nonpolar and salt is polar, and like dissolves like.
Why oil not mixed with water?
Because of different densities; being density of oil lower than water density, this makes oil float on water
What action occurs when oil and water is mixed in a separation funnel?
The oil and water will separate into two layers with oil as the top layer.
