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why petroleum is insoluble in water

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Answered by palakagrawal
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petroleum is insoluble in water as it is a type of oil.and oils are not soluble in water.

mayank96: why oil is insoluble in water
palakagrawal: because of its density.
palakagrawal: also Oil molecules are non-polar – they have no charge. Because of this, oil molecules are more attracted to each other than to water molecules, and water molecules are more attracted to each other than to oil molecules
palakagrawal: hope it helps u
mayank96: thanks
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