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12 June, 02:29

In an oil spill, why does the oil not miz with the sea water

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  1. 12 June, 02:49
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    I'm going to explain this in layman's terms:

    Why does vegetable oil not mix with water?

    Because the water basically pushes the oil out.

    This is because the oil is non polar and the water is polar.

    I guess opposites don't attract.
  2. 12 June, 02:56
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    Water molecules are polar molecules: this means that one end of them (hydrogen parts) are partially positive and the other end (oxygen part) is partially negative.

    However, oil molecules are nonpolar: this means that they don't have any charge. All nonpolar molecules are hydrophobic: they don't like water. Therefore, the oil from the oil spill does not want to dissolve into the water.
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