Why do acetone and oil mix?

Answer 1

It's because of the similarity in their polarity. acetone and ether have methyl groups which makes them non polar. and oil has long carbon chain which makes it non polar too. it makes acetone can soluble in both ether and oil. it's based on "like dissolves like" principle.

Answer 2

Acetone is a ketone, meaning there is a polar C=O bond between two R groups. This structure allows ketone to dissolve both polar (e.g. water and alcohol) and non-polar (fats and hydrocarbons like alkanes, alkenes).

The C=O bond provides polarity necessary for dissolving other polar molecules (water, alcohols) and the R groups (which are C chains) are non-polar, and can dissolve non-polar molecules (oils, hydrocarbons).

Answer 3

Acetone is a polar solvent, meaning it can dissolve other polar compounds like water. Oil is a nonpolar compound, so it is not soluble in water but can dissolve in other nonpolar solvents like acetone. This allows acetone and oil to mix together.

Answer 4

because or the Oxygen surrounding while you mix the 2 different element