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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 are positively charged and oil molecules are negatively charged, causing them to repel each other and separate.
Water are positively charged and oil molecules are negatively charged, causing them to repel each other and separate.
Oil molecules repel each other, leading to complete mixing of the two substances.
Oil molecules repel each other, leading to complete mixing of the two substances.
Water molecules attract each other, but they will not attract oil molecules, causing separation.
Water molecules attract each other, but they will not attract oil molecules, causing separation.
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The statement that best describes what happens when oil and water are stirred together is:
Water molecules attract each other, but they will not attract oil molecules, causing separation.
This is because oil and water are immiscible liquids due to the differences in polarity. Water is polar, while oil is nonpolar, leading to them not mixing and eventually separating.
