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Is oil a magnetic substance?
Oil is not magnetic, but magnetic substances can be made from it.
Why does nt water and oil mix?
Water and oil does not mix because water is molecule and oil is made of hydrocarbon chains. Only molecule substances can mix with molecule solutes.
Why is that water mix in oil the oil float?
Oil and water will not mix as water is a polar substance and oil is nonpolar. Polar substances will only dissolve other polar substances or ionic substances, but not nonpolar substances. Thus, they stay separate, and water is more dense then oil, which is why the oil floats (same principals as to why anything floats)
Why doesnt oil mix with any other substances?
Oil does mix with other substances for instance if you had some pure ethanol, oil would dissolve in it.
Used to separate substances from crude oil?
You can separate substances in a crude oil by distillation process. But you have to know what are the boiling points of each of the substance in the crude oil.
What substances will float in water?
oil
What are substances that are extracted from crude oil without being changed?
Crude Oil is the mixture of difference substances, substances are seprated from crude oil through the process of Fractional Distillation. the substances extracted from crude oil are as follow : Fuel Gas (LPG) Petrol Naptha (used for plastics) Kerosene Diesel Fuel Oil (used to Fuel Ships) Lubricating Oil Bitumen (used for building roads)
What substances that do not dissolve easily in water?
you know water is a polar substance and can solve only polar substances and ionic substance it is not able to solve fat , oil or other organic (usually) substances (oil). by ionic substance I meant substances such as salt
What are substances that do not normally mix?
These substances are called immiscible; for example water and vegetable oil.
What substances does corn oil contain?
100% corn oil contains nothing but the oil. In the manufacturing process, the oil may have residues from substances used in the extraction, but this is so small in amount that it's not worth considering.
What are adhesive substances made of?
Adhesive substances are made from a huge assortment of things.
What substances dissolve in oil?
Grease
