SOLUTION: A drop of oil of volume 1 cubic millimeter spreads out to an area of 1 square meter when placed upon water. Assuming the film is 1 molecule thick, what is the approximate size of

Question 547617: A drop of oil of volume 1 cubic millimeter spreads out to an area of 1 square meter when placed upon water. Assuming the film is 1 molecule thick, what is the approximate size of an oil molecule?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A drop of oil of volume 1 cubic millimeter spreads out to an area of 1 square meter when placed upon water.
Assuming the film is 1 molecule thick, what is the approximate size of an oil molecule?
:
1 square meter = 1000^2 = 10^6 sq/millmeter
:
= millimeter thick
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