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Water and syrup mix together. However, neither water nor syrup mix with oil because there are both polar and oil is not.
Edit: Yes, I believe you will find that most syrups will dissolve in water quite well over time, as the disaccharides of which they are primarily comprised will be separated through hydrolysis and then have their polar sites surrounded by water molecules, stabilizing them. (In fact, most syrups, if not all, are actually solutions in water themselves anyway.)
More to your question, oil is mainly composed of hydrocarbons AKA carbon chains with lots of hydrogens stuck on them. These have little polarity, so their interactions with the polar water molecules are quite weak compared to those the water molecules have with each other. Consequently, the oil molecules are squeezed out from between the water molecules and forced to go either up or down...but which way? Obviously up, but why? The oil molecules tend to be driven upward because, while they are individually more massive than water molecules, the water is more dense and so a volume of water is heavier than an equivalent volume of oil. Consequently, the bouyant force on the oil (equal to the weight of the volume of water that the oil displaces) in the water is greater than the force of gravity on the oil (weight of the oil), so it is forced upwards until it reaches the top of the water where these forces are equal.
There, that ought to give you a suitable headache.
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What happens when you freeze oil and water together?
It might not freezes. But when you put the water and oil in the refrigerator too long, it will mix together.
What does water not mix with?
Water and oil are immiscible. They do not mix, because they cannot form any chemical bonds together; The oil molecules have no electrical charge and are hydrophobic, or "afraid of water".
How do emulsifiers help to keep the oil and water from separaing?
An emulsifier is a special detergent which can mix with oil and greases but they can also mix with water. When it is put with oil and water the particles mix together, but after a certain amount of time the particles will eventually seperate.
What is the conclusion when you mix oil and water?
The oil rises to the top of the water because they do not mix.
What three liquids wont mix together?
liquids with different densities will not mix. example/ oil and water, water is les dense and floats ontop of the oil, in a glass container there are obvious layers of water and oil. some liquid 'mixtures' take longer than others because their densities are close in value.
What happens when you mix water maple syrup and corn oil together in a cup?
It makes fake blood (:
Can you mix corn oil and peanut oil together?
yes oil water and corn syrup mix together if heated if we don't boil them together they can't mix.no it doesn't mix. i did that exit project already. it will be on top of each other.
When you combine water syrup and vegetable oil which liquid will separate and settle to the bottom and why?
Because oil has non polar ions and water has polar ions they do not mix together, thus separating them.
Other than density why can oil and water not mix?
oil and water never mix together. water is heavier than oil. so,oil float on the water.
What happens if you mix oil and water together?
water and oil don't normally mix. there are only two ways to make water and oil mix, its either you mix them vigoriously or you apply the process of emulsification.
How does oil get into water?
Oil and water can't mix. They won't go together. The oil with just sit it the water or on top of the oil the water.
What happens when you freeze oil and water together?
It might not freezes. But when you put the water and oil in the refrigerator too long, it will mix together.
What happens when you mix oil water and honey together?
they will separate
What does water not mix with?
Water and oil are immiscible. They do not mix, because they cannot form any chemical bonds together; The oil molecules have no electrical charge and are hydrophobic, or "afraid of water".
How do emulsifiers help to keep the oil and water from separaing?
An emulsifier is a special detergent which can mix with oil and greases but they can also mix with water. When it is put with oil and water the particles mix together, but after a certain amount of time the particles will eventually seperate.
Why is the capacity of oil is smaller than of water?
Because water and oil never ever mix together no matter what!
When you mix thick vegetable oil and water together why does the vegetable oil sit on the top?
Vegetable oil is denser then water, so it floats on top. Oil is also a lipid, which is hydrophobic, meaning it does not like water. They do not mix.
