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

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

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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 due to their different polarities; water is polar, while oil is nonpolar. Consequently, they do not mix well, and when allowed to settle, they will separate into distinct layers.