What will happen If you Shake 1 ml of coconut oil with 10 ml of water In another test tube add 1 ml coconut oil with 10 ml soap solution?

Answer 1

I am a layman, and took Chemistry course over 40 years ago, so this answer will be temporary until a Chemist can improve it. I suspect that in the first test tube [oil and water only] that there probably will be a partial break-up of the oil and some mixing into the water, but this will be temporary until the oil seperates, floats to the surface, and partially recombines. In the case of the second test tube [oil, water, and soap] that the soap will reduce the surface tension of the oil, allowing it to break up into smaller particles, and possibly form a stable, or at least simi-stable emulsion in the water.

Answer 2

When you shake 1 ml of coconut oil with 10 ml of water, the oil and water will separate due to their immiscibility, forming two distinct layers. In the second test tube, when you mix 1 ml of coconut oil with 10 ml of soap solution, the oil will emulsify into the soap solution creating a homogeneous mixture due to the soap's surfactant properties.