Can/Does salt and sugar dissolve in cooking oil?

Question

why? I've never learnt chemistry, so don't make it too complicated. Please use English instead of chemical equations (if this is what it is called).

Answer 1

Both answers are correct, I just thought I'd give a different analogy.

You've heard, "Water and oil don't mix." Right?

Think of water particles like little magnets, with north and south poles. The north poles want to cling to south poles and vice versa. So the water will all huddle together, and crowd out the oil.

Chemicals with poles will mix with water, because the charges don't care who they are hooked up with as long as it is an opposite sign. Hydrophilic means water loving.

Chemicals without poles don't want to mix with water.
Hydrophobic means water avoiding.

Salt and sugar have poles like water, so they dissolve in water, but not oil.

BTW- the poles are actually electrical charges.

( You can also think of the water as singles trying to hook up at a bar, and the oil as married couples. The two groups tend to hang together with either other singles or other couples. Anyone who's gotten divorced has probably experienced this, your married freinds just quit calling. I thought it was a cool analogy, but didn't want to rewrite my answer.)

Answer 2

Steak Sandwich 1 large strip, round, or shell sirloin steak, weighing between 12 ounces and 1 pound 1/2 t. coarsely ground black pepper Salt to taste 2-3 T. oil 2 T. chopped onion 4 oz. crimini mushrooms, cleaned and chopped 1/2 t. thyme 1 loaf French or Italian bread, or 1 Vienna loaf 3-4 T. prepared mustard Trim any excess fat from the steak. Sprinkle both sides with pepper and salt, then brush with a tablespoon of the oil. Heat a cast-iron or nonstick pan and sear the steak about 2 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan. Cook the onion for 2 minutes in the remaining oil, then add the chopped mushrooms, sprinkling them with the thyme and a little salt. Cook, stirring, until they have softened. If the mixture dries out, add a tablespoon or so of water. Cut a large piece of bread about 1 inch longer than the steak. (If you're using a Vienna loaf, you may not need to cut it at all.) Slice it lengthwise through the middle, leaving an uncut edge as a hinge. Spread both cut sides of the bread liberally with mustard. Now place the steak on the bottom half and scatter the mushroom mixture on top. Fold the top half of the bread down. Wrap the sandwich in two layers of plastic wrap. Take a long piece of string and tie the sandwich up tightly as if it were a parcel, knotting the string in several places. Put the sandwich on a plate and place another plate on top of it. Now weight it down with either cans of food or a bowl filled with water. Leave it for 8 hours or overnight in the refrigerator or other cold place. When you rescue it from the weights, it will be firm and flat. For serving, unwrap it and slice it on the diagonal so you have several strips, each about 3/4 to 1 inch wide. Arrange these on a platter with a bowl of relish or chutney to accompany them enjoy

Answer 3

Is Salt Hydrophilic

Answer 4

No. Salt is an ionic compound is sugar is slightly polar. What that means is that both these substances have + and - charged sides to their particles. Oil is nonpolar and its particles have no charged sides. Polar substances only dissolve other polar substances. Nonpolar substances only dissolve other nonpolar substances. Water is polar, molecules of water have + and - sides, so it dissolves sugar and water just fine, but oil can't.

Answer 5

can salt dissolve in oil

Answer 6

1. Salt will not dissolve in cooking oil - since salt is hydrophilic and cooking oil is hydrophobic.

2. Sugar will not dissolve in cooking oil - since sugar is hydrophilic and cooking oil is hydrophobic.

Answer 7

True

Answer 8

NO