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If you have ever mixed oil and water you have seen that oil floats on top of water. Therefore it must have a density that is less than that of water. The benefit of this is that we can find it easier that if it sank in which case we could never find it since it would be at the ocean floor and would mix with all the sand and other constituents of the ocean. By floating we can do many different kinds of cleanup processes.
The problem with oil is that some oils are more dense than water (bunker, heavy industrial ful oils, some crudes) these sink or at least bib along just under the surface of the water. and avoid separation. The other problem is that oils (including the lighter oils) tend to get mixed with water (emulsify) due to wave action and debris forming wahat is knows as mousse. This mixture again is close to the density of water.
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How does an oil spill connect with concept of density?
since oil is less dense than water, it floats on top of it. This makes it so much easier to clean. Imagine if oil was denser than water, and all the oil sank to the bottom of the water! Oils spills would be horribly difficult to clean up. That is how oil spills are connected to the concept of density.
How do people clean up an oil spill?
we can help clean the oil spill by volunteering to help clean the animals who have oil on them.
How much money was spent on clean up in the gulf oil spill?
$14,000,000,000 was spent to clean up the oil
What can you do about an oil spill?
clean it up :)
What can you do about oil spill?
clean it up :)
Is water a good source to clean up a oil spill?
no, since the contaminated enviroment is WATER then this may cause the oil to expand but it still does not clean up the oil
How do you clean up real oil spill From the ocean?
You can use Human hair to help clean up Oil Spills
What materials clean oil spills?
You can use a lot of things to clean up oil spills but the best thing to clean up an oil spill is to use a sponge.
What will clean up oil in water?
microbes- oil eating microorganisms
Can cotton clean up oil?
yes
what are skimmers used for oil spill clean up?
None. Skimmers are mechanical devices, which use the surface tension of the oil to pull oil into a boat.
What is one way you can clean up an oil spill?
you use cotton and dish soap to clean it up.
