Imagine You Are Trying to Make a Homemade Salad Dressing

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Essay

Imagine you are trying to make a homemade salad dressing and place several drops of olive oil into a container of water. You stir the solution, but the oil doesn't readily mix. Instead, you observe a glistening clump of oil floating on the surface. Explain what is happening at the molecular level. (Your answer should include the term "hydrophobic.")

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Definitions:

Adam Smith

An 18th-century Scottish economist and philosopher known for his theories on free market economies and the concept of the "invisible hand."

Karl Marx

A 19th-century philosopher, economist, and political theorist known for his critical analysis of capitalism and his influence on the development of socialism and communism.

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity or volume of output in production, such as raw materials and labor.

Fixed Cost

Expenses that do not change with the level of goods or services produced by a business.