- Take about 10 ml of water each in two test tubes.
- Add a drop of oil to both the test tubes.
- Label them as A and B.
- Add a few drops of soap solution to test tube B.
- Now hake both the test tubes vigorously for the same period of time.
- We c m see the oil and water layers separately in both the test tubes immediately after.
- Stop shaking them.
- Leave the test tubes undisturbed for sometime and observe.
- The oil layer separate out first in which test tube we added drops of soap solution.