What makes oil so light to make it float on water?

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The liquid with lesser density will float on the surface of the liquid with higher density. The Density of oil is less than density of water. so it floats on top of it. ... Water is polar liquid and oil is non-polar so there will be no attraction between the molecules of both liquids.

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