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"Oil molecule" isn't well defined, nor is "diameter" in this case. Please be more specific about what compound you're talking about. Knowing how you want the "diameter" to be measured is also important.Petroleum ("oil" in the pump-it-out-of-the-ground-and-turn-it-into-gasoline sense) is mostly C5 and above alkanes (up to, say, C40 or so). These can be either long straight chains or branched chains. The diameter of the chain at a non-branching point is a couple of Angstroms; from end to end the chain might be up to 30 Angstroms or so.
Oils in the food sense are mostly shortish-chain saturated carboxylic acid triglycerides, or slightly longer-chain unsaturated carboxylic acid triglycerides. Again, the diameter of any of the carboxylic acid chains will be about two Angstroms, and from end to end ... 30 Angstroms isn't a completely unreasonable guess.
In both cases, the chains are unlikely to be stretched out straight, but rather will be folded back on itself in some complicated way. It's difficult to predict the "diameter" of the folded chain (which almost certainly will not be a sphere), and it will constantly be changing anyway.
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∙ 14y agothe size of a molecule depends on its constituent atoms.
the radius of an atom is 10 angstrom.
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∙ 13y agothere is no exact size, they are all different.
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∙ 14y agoMost likely the size of a molecule.
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∙ 14y ago1.7*1010 meters
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How are polymers made into crude oil?
Polymers are not made into crude oil. Crude oil is made into polymers.
Is polythene made from crude oil?
Yup! Crude Oil -> Crude Oil Vapour --> Diesel Oil --> Ethene --> Poly(ethene)
How many gallons of crude are in 1 barrel of crude?
1 barrel of crude oil equals 42 US gallons of crude oil.
How is crude oil excavated?
Crude oil is excavated using an excavation machine. Crude oil easily comes to the surface and is easy to excavate, while shale oil is not.
Where in the world is crude oil produced?
Crude oil is the raw form of oil mined from underground, not produced. Some places with alot of crude oil however are Alaska and Canada.
Which fraction in the fractional distillation of crude oil has the longest chain molecule?
Because this crude oil has a short chain
What is the size of a barrel of crude oil?
A barrel of crude oil is 159 Litres.
What happens to crude oil when it is refined?
the dead plants and animal remains formed billions of years to from crude oil will separate leaving it to turn Into a natural refined molecule,
Where do you get the crude oil from?
Louisianna beaches (sorry) ancient animal remains, warmed, pressurised, migrate through rocks until trapped, then drill for crude oil. Refine and split into different sizes of oil molecule for oil products.
Where from you get the crude oil?
Louisianna beaches (sorry) ancient animal remains, warmed, pressurised, migrate through rocks until trapped, then drill for crude oil. Refine and split into different sizes of oil molecule for oil products.
Imperial size of barrel of oil?
There are 34.97 Imperial gallons in one barrel of crude oil.
What is the process of digging up crude oil?
its the same size as ur bumd
What is Nigeria's position in the world in producing crude oil?
Crude oil is crude..
How are polymers made into crude oil?
Polymers are not made into crude oil. Crude oil is made into polymers.
What is the connection between the size of the molecules in the crude oil and their condensing or boiling points?
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What can you do with crude oil?
What other thing you can do with crude oil.
What type organic compound is polyethylene?
Polyethylene is a polymer of ethene. It is a macro molecule.
