Oil coats the surface of the water, endangering sea life during an oil spill. why doesn’t oil dissolve in ocean water?
a. oil and water are both polar.
b. the liquids are at different temperatures.
c. oil and water are both nonpolar.
d. oil is nonpolar, and water is polar.

The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by your question is the fourth choice or letter D "Oil is nonpolar, and water is polar."

Oil will not dissolve in water because water forms a polar covalent bond and oil forms a non-covalent bond. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, in chemistry molecules dissolve with other molecules that share similar characteristics.

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