The square meters of the area the oil slick will cover is 9.6 × 10⁶ m².
<h3>What is meant by volume?</h3>
Volume is defined as the amount of three-dimensional space enclosed by a closed surface.
- The liter (L) is the metric system's base volume unit, with several extended volume units also available.
- There are also many metric volume units based on the a cubic length dimension, including such cubic meters or cubic centimeters. Gallons and ounces are examples of imperial volume units.
Now, as per the given question;
First, we determine the entire volume of oil in gallons by multiplying the volume per barrel even by total number of barrels:
15×42 gal = 630 gal
This volume must be converted to square meters:
V = 630 gal × (0.00379 m³/ gal
V = 2.4 m³
The thickness (height) of a oil film in meters is required:
h = 250 nm × (m/10⁻⁹nm)
h = 2.5 × 10⁻⁷m
The surface area of a oil film is calculated by dividing the oil volume by height of the oil film.
A = V/h
A = 2.4 m³/2.5 × 10⁻⁷m
A = 9.6 × 10⁶ m²
Therefore, the area of the oil slick cover is found to be 9.6 × 10⁶ m².
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