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:

Produce

Refers to agricultural products and other raw goods that are grown or harvested.

Bushel

A unit of volume that is used in the United States for measuring agricultural commodities, such as grains and fruits.

Corn

A large grain plant whose kernels are used as a staple food, feed for livestock, and raw material in industry.

Specialization

The process of concentrating on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill.