Can I mix vegetable oil and olive oil?
yes, i have done it before, and it tasted fine
Why olive oil is soluble in acetone?
Acetone and olive oil experience similar types of intramolecular forces. Acetone is a good solvent for many organic chemicals because it contains nonpolar C–C and C–H bonds as well as a highly polar C=O bond. This makes it a versatile solvent, good for a wide range of organic chemicals. It is the hydrophobic nature of the C-C and C-H bonds in acetone that "attract" the hydrophobic poly C-H/C=H tail of olive oil. Additional fun fact: acetone being polar, also makes it miscible with water.
Will olive oil and gasoline mix together?
Do NOT use gasoline, in any proportion, as a lamp fuel. That's way too dangerous. Kerosene is chemically similar, still dangerous, but it is used as a lamp oil. I honestly don't know what a 9-to-1 ratio would do and I really wouldn't want to try it. But I do know that gasoline would be far too dangerous. Hope that helps.
Can I deep fry with olive oil mixed with vegetable oil?
Yes you can. But, its more expensive. If you are looking for a healthy alternative, try frying in canola oil. Also, if you save your oil, frying with olive will shorten how much you reserve because it has a low smoke point and even when mixed can burn in high temperatures.
Can I use corn oil in my quick-mix brownies instead of vegetable oil?
Its a healthier subsitute really . It shouldn't affect the taste at all , oh ya save a brownie for me please :)
Why don't oil and water mix?
Water is what is known as a "polar" molecule. This means that there is unequal sharing of electrons between the hydrogen and the electronegative oxygen. This results in a slight positive charge on the hydrogens and a slight negative on the oxygen in the bent-shaped molecule. This makes water a "polar" solvent. Therefore, only hydrophilic (water-loving) substances are appreciably miscible in water. Oils, on the other hand, are made of hydrocarbon chains. These are chains of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogens. The elements and structure of oils make them non-polar, or "hydrophobic" (water fearing). "Like dissolves like" is a adage to describe the predictable action of a particular solvent on a solute. Only polar substances dissolve in polar solvents; likewise non-polar solutes only dissolve in non-polar solvents. This is why they don't mix. EDIT: Relative density doesn't have anything to do with the miscibility properties of oil in water, only explains why it will layer atop of water when not mixed with it. Emulsifiers are substances (usually surfactants and long molecules) that have a polar end and a non-polar end. The non-polar ends will surround oil to make submicroscopic droplets called "micelles" with a non-polar core and a polar exterior. These micelles, because of the polar outside, are miscible in water. They still retain a different density than water, but are dispersed through out the solution (of course the overall density of the formed solution has a changed density than the original water).
What does oil have in it that kills grass?
Plants have openings in their leaves called "stomatas" that let carbon dioxide enter the leaves, and oxygen leave the leaves, both in the presence of sunlight. When you coat any leaf with oil, it smothers the stomatas, so the plant no longer can function - it suffocates, basically. The plant dies, unless it has enough reserve strength in its roots to carry on again. Oil of any type is a very universal plant killer.