Re:In 1870, Lord Rayleigh used oil and water to calculate th...
by zestyping on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @05:41AM
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To me, the much more questionable assumption is that volume is preserved when a liquid spreads out to a layer one molecule thick.
There's no reason why the volume you get when each oil molecule is surrounded on all sides by other oil molecules should be the same as when each oil molecule has air above and water below. Can anyone explain why this is so?
There's no reason why the volume you get when each oil molecule is surrounded on all sides by other oil molecules should be the same as when each oil molecule has air above and water below. Can anyone explain why this is so?