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Dillon shakes a bottle of oil and vinegar salad dressing. The dressing mixes temporarily, but does not stay mixed. What property of the ingredients makes them separate?
The oil and vinegar have the same solubility.
The oil and vinegar have different temperatures.
The oil and vinegar have different chemical properties.
The oil and vinegar have the same saturation.
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The oil and vinegar have different chemical properties.
Oil is nonpolar while vinegar is mostly water (polar), so they are immiscible. Shaking makes a temporary emulsion, but without an emulsifier the droplets coalesce and the liquids separate again (also oil is usually less dense and floats).
Oil is nonpolar while vinegar is mostly water (polar), so they are immiscible. Shaking makes a temporary emulsion, but without an emulsifier the droplets coalesce and the liquids separate again (also oil is usually less dense and floats).
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