Mystery #3Tier 2mixtures / solutions
Why won't oil and water mix?
Pour oil into water, shake as hard as you like, and within seconds they split apart again, oil floating in a stubborn layer on top. Salt and sugar happily vanish into water, so why does oil flatly refuse to join in?
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