Which statement best describes what happens when oil and water are stirred together?(1 point)

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Oil and water molecules have like charges, causing them to repel each other and separate.
Oil and water molecules have like charges, causing them to repel each other and separate.

Water and oil molecules have opposite electrical charges, causing them to repel each other and separate.
Water and oil molecules have opposite electrical charges, causing them to repel each other and separate.

Oil molecules will repel each other electrically, leading to complete mixing of the two substances.
Oil molecules will repel each other electrically, leading to complete mixing of the two substances.

Water molecules will attract each other electrically, but they will not attract oil molecules, causing separation.

Answer 1

The statement that best describes what happens when oil and water are stirred together is:

Water molecules will attract each other electrically, but they will not attract oil molecules, causing separation.

This accurately explains that water molecules are polar and attract each other while not having an attraction to the nonpolar oil molecules, leading to separation rather than mixing.