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Why when you put water on the bottom and cooking oil on the top why doesn't the oil sink?
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Cooking oil has a higher viscosity. Alcohol doesn't, thus it "floats" (more like lies) on the matter which is heavier.
Also, oil isn't polar and water is therefore they don't mix
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∙ 13y ago
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