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!

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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!

Explanation:

"hydrogen bonding is the attraction of h atoms in the water molecule (slight + charge) to o atoms in a neighboring water molecule (slight - charge); it is a weak interatomic force. but it is still strong enough to the water molecules "stick" together."