Why don't oil and water mix? - John Pollard
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Date: 2020-08-22
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LordOmnissiah
Basically the oil particles are so big they keep the water particles from exchanging with each other like entropy would prefer them to do. Additionally unlike water the oil is nonpolar meaning it has low energetics with the water and the water cant simply break it down to make it easier to move about. Eventually these forces conspire to force the water to shove the oil particles together and due to the oils lower density and preference to attract itself the oil will eventually float and rest on top of the water.
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Basically the oil particles are so big they keep the water particles from exchanging with each other like entropy would prefer them to do. Additionally unlike water the oil is nonpolar meaning it has low energetics with the water and the water cant simply break it down to make it easier to move about. Eventually these forces conspire to force the water to shove the oil particles together and due to the oils lower density and preference to attract itself the oil will eventually float and rest on top of the water.
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Some
Everybody is talking about how messed up the analogy is but really if you simplify it enough it's basically just Oil molecules are too big to go in between Water Molecules so the moment they try to push in they're pushed out because the Water is too closely packed
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Everybody is talking about how messed up the analogy is but really if you simplify it enough it's basically just Oil molecules are too big to go in between Water Molecules so the moment they try to push in they're pushed out because the Water is too closely packed
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Michael
you have to know the information and knowledge relevant to the topic and then you can understand what he said. so to be honest, he is not a good instructor.
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you have to know the information and knowledge relevant to the topic and then you can understand what he said. so to be honest, he is not a good instructor.
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Rajneesh
Assholes don't blame the creators for this.
You don't have brain to understand this.
Ability to dance=ability to form attractions
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Assholes don't blame the creators for this.
You don't have brain to understand this.
Ability to dance=ability to form attractions
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Marjohn
why doesn't he just explain the difference between polar and nonpolar substances rather than too much of this dance analogy?
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why doesn't he just explain the difference between polar and nonpolar substances rather than too much of this dance analogy?
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Saurabh
Everything is so perfect, the script, music, narration and all those cute animations.
Thank you ted ed I learnt a lot.
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Everything is so perfect, the script, music, narration and all those cute animations.
Thank you ted ed I learnt a lot.
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