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Because it is like a magnatizing ordeal so to say and it just bounces of non polar molcuels. :)

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Water molecules are polar, and oil and fats are nonpolar. Because of this, oil and fat cannot dissolve in water, so they float on top.

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Oils and fats are nonpolar compounds.

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An organic compound that is not soluble in water?

an organic compound that is not soluble in water


What macronutrient is insoluble in water?

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Fats oils and waxes are all classified as what?

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Why oils and and fats don't dissolve in water?

Fats and oils are not polar substances, water is.Generally, polar solutes, like simple alcohols, dissolve in polar solvents, like water. Non-polar solutes, like fats and oils, dissolve in non-polar solvents, like benzene (and many others). Rule of thumb: like dissolves in like.