OIL is a Lipid, right? Explain why oild doesn't mix with water.?

Question

OIL is a Lipid, right? Explain why oild doesn't mix with water.?

Answer 1

any process in this universe is carried out whe the free energy change is negative and when entropy change is positive.now when oil constituents come in contact with water, the hydrophobic interactions force force oil molecules to form aconformation which has least contact with water so that entropy is least lessened.so, oil molecules form spherical droplets which hve least contact area with water.

Answer 2

water is denser than oil...an object which is denser has the ability to sink, and an object which is less dense floats.

Answer 3

Its a hydrophobic, hence why you can't wash out a oil stain with water.

Do a search for the phosolipid bi layer

Answer 4

if your talking about engine oil, no. A lipid is a complicated nitrohydrocarbon which is usable by your body as a form of energy through a complicated process of breakdowns, and engine oil which is a semi-dehyrogenated hydrocarbon, which if ingested, best case scenario, will give you projectile diahreha (explosive x2).

also, many thing don't mix with water. Rock doesn't, and it's a metal oxide.

Answer 5

lipid is a non polar liquid that can't mix in polar liquid(e.g. water)