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What are substances that do not normally mix?

These substances are called immiscible; for example water and vegetable oil.


What are immiscible substances?

Immiscible means incapable of mixing, but you'd (you might) have to ask further incase there is a special solution called 'immiscible solution' of which its inability to mix is only one aspect of it.


What is the difference between miscible and immiscible substances?

Miscible means two substances can mix together , Immiscible means they can't mix together .


What is immiscible?

Immiscible liquids do not mix with each other and don't form homogeneous mixtures. An example of this type of relationship is between water and oil (they separate)


How would you use immiscible in a sentence?

Oil and water are immiscible substances, as they do not mix together to form a homogeneous solution.


I need a list of miscible and immiscible liquids.?

immiscible oil and water copper and cobalt


What are the difference between the miscible and immiscible?

Miscible and immiscible are you to describe what happens when substances (usually liquids) are mixed together. If 2 layers are formed, like when oil is mixed with water, then the oil would be described as immiscible in water as it does not form a solution. If the two substances mix together and no layers are formed, like when orange squash is mixed with water, the we would say the orange squash is miscible in water as it has formed an orange solution.


Can water mix with oil?

No, they are immiscible. I want to improve the answer: Though oil and water are immiscible normally but they can be made immiscible by use of suitable surfactants or better say emulsifying agents resulting in the formation of mixture of oil and water called as emulsion.


Do olive oil mix with water?

Water and olive oil are not miscible.


What are the examples of immiscible liquids?

Examples of immiscible liquids include oil and water, gasoline and water, and vinegar and oil. Immiscible liquids do not mix together to form a homogeneous solution and instead separate into distinct layers.


Are water and oil immiscible?

Yes, because water is polar and oil is non-polar. So they don't mix at the particle level, which is what immiscible means.


What are two types of substances mix to form emulsions?

The components of an emulsion are liquids normally immiscible.