pmidnieorgirly
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  • 23-12-2016
  • Chemistry
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Why doesn’t vegetable oil stay dissolved in vinegar to make a salad dressing?

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cooleos6644 cooleos6644
  • 23-12-2016
In order for things to dissolve they must dissolve in a solvent similar to them (polar and polar or nonpolar and nonpolar) Oil is nonpolar and vinegar is polar therefore oil wont dissolve in vinegar
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MissPhiladelphia
MissPhiladelphia MissPhiladelphia
  • 26-12-2016
Vegetable oil is nonpolar, whereas vinegar is polar (about 95% water). Like dissolves like so polar and nonpolar dont mix.
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