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When you mix thick vegetable oil and water together why does the vegetable oil sit on the top?
Vegetable oil is denser then water, so it floats on top. Oil is also a lipid, which is hydrophobic, meaning it does not like water. They do not mix.
Why doesn't vegtable oil mix with alcohol?
Vegetable oil does not mix with alcohol because the density of the liquids is different. This is the same reason that oil and water do not mix.
What are substances that do not normally mix?
These substances are called immiscible; for example water and vegetable oil.
How would a substance with a density of 0.95 gmL behave when placed in both oil and water?
When two substances do not mix with each other, the less dense substance will float on the more dense substance. Vegetable oil floats on water. If the mystery substance with d = 0.95 g/mL does not mix with water, then it should float on top of water. If the mystery substance with d = 0.95 g/mL does not mix with vegetable oil, then it should sink in vegetable oil.
How do you clean the vegetable oil from your pool that your husband put in to get rid of mosquitos?
Vegetable oil is relatively to get out of a pool that is filled with water. The oil does not mix with water and will stay on the top layer. It can either be scooped out in a cup or the pool can be drained and refilled.
Why is water more dense than vegetable oil?
because it dosent mix together and water has more weight so water is more dense than oil
Can margerine be substituted in place of vegetable oil in baking a cake mix?
No but you can make American muffens with vegetable oil
When you make a homemade lava lamp what happens when you add water to the plastic bottle?
The water doesn't mix with the vegetable oil. Oil and water don't mix because they can't form any chemical bonds with each other. In other words, the water goes right through the oil.
What pollutes water the more vegetable oil or olive oil?
Vegetable oil
What will happen if you add more vegetable oil eggs and water to a boxed cake mix?
It will be a big blob of paper and dough
Can you use canola oil in a cake mix instead of vegetable oil?
Yes
Can you mix water with oil?
No we cannot mix water with oil.
