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OpenStudy (anonymous):

In an oil spill, why does the oil not mix with the sea water?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

because oil (various hydrocarbons) is non-polar and water is polar (it has a permanent dipole) and its entropically unfavourable for them to mix.

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