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Nikolay [14]
3 years ago
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You can obtain a rough estimate of the size of a molecule with the following simple experiment: Let a droplet of oil spread out

on a fairly large but smooth water surface. The resulting "oil slick" that forms on the surface of the water will be approximately one molecule thick. Given an oil droplet with a mass of 9.00 × 10−7 kg and a density of 918 kg/m3 that spreads out to form a circle with a radius of 41.8 cm on the water surface, what is the approximate diameter of an oil molecule?
Chemistry
1 answer:
mina [271]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

The diameter of the oil molecule is 4.4674\times 10^{-8} cm .

Explanation:

Mass of the oil drop = m=9.00\times 10^{-7} kg

Density of the oil drop = d=918 kg/m^3

Volume of the oil drop: v

d=\frac{m}{v}

v=\frac{m}{d}=\frac{9.00\times 10^{-7} kg}{918 kg/m^3}

Thickness of the oil drop is 1 molecule thick.So, let the thickness of the drop or diameter of the molecule be x.

Radius of the oil drop on the water surface,r = 41.8 cm = 0.418 m

1 cm = 0.01 m

Surface of the sphere is given as: a = 4\pi r^2

a=4\times 3.14\times (0.418 m)^2=2.1945 m^2

Volume of the oil drop = v = Area × thickness

\frac{9.00\times 10^{-7} kg}{918 kg/m^3}=2.1945 m^2\times x

x= 4.4674\times 10^{-10} m= 4.4674\times 10^{-8} cm

The thickness of the oil drop is 4.4674\times 10^{-8} cm and so is the diameter of the molecule.

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