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Crude oil is a complex mixture of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. It does not dissolve in water unless you add a detergent to break down and encapsulate the oil.

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Name a molecule that does not dissolve well in water?

oil does not dissolve at all in water.


Does salad oil dissolve in water?

No, salad oil is not soluble in water. Salad oil is a nonpolar substance, while water is polar. Since like dissolves like, nonpolar substances like oil do not mix well with polar substances like water.


Does lubricating oil and water dissolve together?

No, lubricating oil does not dissolve in water. Because water is very polar and lubricating oil is nonpolar, it is not energetically favorable for oil to dissolve in water. The reasoning behind this is that water's strong hydrogen bonds must be broken in order for the oil to dissolve, and because only weaker bonds are formed in the process, it takes too much energy for this process to occur.


Does salt water mix with oil?

Yes and No, it all depends on the type of oil that is in the salt water. Heavy crude oils do not mix with salt water, they just clump together and sink to the bottom. light and very light crude oils do mix with water which speeds up their degradation and causes them to evaporate a lot faster. medium crude oil like those from the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico only partially mix with water, that is why you see the pools of oil on the surface and all the oil globs washing up on shore.


Does alum react with crude oil?

Alum typically does not react with crude oil. Alum is commonly used as a coagulant in water treatment processes to remove impurities, but it is not designed to react with petroleum-based substances like crude oil.

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Does acetone dissolve crude oil like the sludge in the Gulf?

Crude oil has stuff like benzene, toluene, heptane and Octane in it. all those things are non-polar. polar and non-polar substances don't mix, like water (polar) and oil (non-polar). acetone is polar, but also non-polar due to its two methyl groups. So, yes. Acetone does dissolve crude oil.


Does crude oil weight more than water?

water weighs more than Crude Oil


Does kerosene oil dissolve in water?

No, kerosene oil does not dissolve in water because it is a nonpolar substance. Water is a polar solvent and cannot easily mix or dissolve nonpolar substances like kerosene oil.


Name a molecule that does not dissolve well in water?

oil does not dissolve at all in water.


Is crude petroleum a solution or a mechanical mixture?

Listen up, honey. Crude petroleum is neither a solution nor a mechanical mixture. It's a complex mixture of hydrocarbons found underground, and it's as messy as a Kardashian family feud. So, don't try to put this black gold in a box, just appreciate it for the liquid treasure that it is.


Why oil and water dissolve?

the density of oil is more than the water.so,they will never dissolve with each other, rather the oil will float over the water.


What comes out of the ground with crude oil?

Natural gas and water may be produced along with the crude oil. For this reason, when the crude oil is produced, it must be processed and the gas and water separated out, so the oil can be sold to refineries.


Which liquid does not dissolve in water?

Oil


Do not dissolve in water?

oil... xpp


What liquids can not dissolve in water?

oil


Will not dissolve in oil and water?

insoluble.


Does the gravity of crude oil affect the weight of the oil?

You probably mean the "specific gravity" of crude oil. The answer is yes. For example: crude oil with a specific gravity of less than 1.0 and is therefore lighter than water and will float on its surface. "Extra heavy crude oil" has a specific gravity greater than 1.0 and sinks to the bottom of water.