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The Kitchen
Science Experiments
Frozen Oil & Water

Materials:

  • clear plastic container
  • water
  • oil
  • freezer
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Instructions:

  • Firstly pour some water into the clear plastic container.
  • Then add the same amount of oil to the container.
  • Leave this for a few minutes until the oil rises to the top of the container.
  • This occurs because the oil becomes lighter than the water.
  • Place the container in the freezer for a couple of hours.

After these couple of hours, you should see that the water is now on top of the oil.

Why?

Because the water is now a solid. As it expands when is freezes, it also becomes less dense than the oil.

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