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2007-01-15 05:59:32 · 6 answers · asked by kalionyo 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Water has many special properties.
Water is polar and so will attract other polar moleules (oil is nonpolar.)
Water molecules are also bonded together by hydrogen bonds (the bond between a H atom in one water molecule and an O atom in a different water molecule) which are strong intermolecular attractions which hold the water molecules together. (This is the cause of the water 'beading' on the oil, or on windshields rather than just spreading out as alcohols do.)
2007-01-15 06:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by just me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Water and oil have different attractions to themselves. Water beads up on a waxed surface due to it's attraction to itself. Same with oil.
2007-01-15 14:06:07 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is heavier than oil,so oil will float to the top of water.
2007-01-15 14:10:30 · answer #3 · answered by Mojo Seeker Of Knowlege 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is polar and oil isn't. You obviously have internet access, so look up the rest.
2007-01-15 14:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by hermione_speaks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem99/chem99106.htm
http://www.niu.edu/northerntoday/2006/jan23/oilwater.shtml
if you ask me though water and oil don`t mix because water is more dense then oil. there for the oil floats on top of the water.
Hope that helps
2007-01-15 14:08:19 · answer #5 · answered by Destenflea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Density, and molecular cohesion.
2007-01-15 14:07:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋