Answer:
The area of oil slick is calculate as [tex]785.7 m^{2}[/tex]
Solution:
Volume of oil slick, [tex]V_{o} = 1.1 m^{3}[/tex]
The thickness of one molecule on a side, w = 1.4 mm = [tex]1.4\times 10^{- 3}[/tex]
Now, in order to determine the area of oil slick, [tex]A_{o}[/tex]:
Volume, V = [tex]Area\times thickness[/tex]
Thus
[tex]Area,\ A_{o} = \frac{V_{o}}{w}[/tex]
[tex]Area,\ A_{o} = \frac{1.1}{1.4\times 10^{- 3}} = 785.7 m^{2}[/tex]
