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By mistake, you added salt instead of sugar to the
oil. How can you remove the salt?

User R Pelzer
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Answer:

by adding water into the mix

Step-by-step explanation:

this will dissolve the salt

User Russell B
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Answer:

Salt is ionic, and oil is covalent. If you add water, the salt will dissolve in the water, and the oil will float to the top. You could then skim the oil and start over with sugar. To double-check, you could even make sure the oil does not conduct electricity!

Step-by-step explanation:

just took on edge

User Water
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