A fishing boat accidentally spills 3.0 barrels of diesel oil into the ocean. Each barrel contains 42 gallons. If the oil film on the ocean is 2.5 × 102 nm thick, how many square meters will the oil slick cover?
A. 1.9 × 10-3 m2
B. 1.9 × 106 m2
C. 1.9 × 107 m2
D. none of these
Answer:B
A fishing boat accidentally spills 3.0 barrels of diesel oil into the ocean. Each barrel contains 42 gallons. If the oil film on the ocean is 2.5 × 102 nm thick, how many square meters will the oil slick cover?
A. 1.9 × 10-3 m2 B. 1.9 × 106 m2 C. 1.9 × 107 m2 D. none of these