explain with the help of digramhow can a mixture of oil and water be separeted

A separating funnel is used for separating the mixture of oil and water. They two form separate layer, as one is aqueous and the other is organic layer. The lower density layer is at the top and the higher density layer is at the down. By shaking and allowing the separating funnel for few minutes will make the layer to separate.

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