At an air-water interface, fatty acids such as oleic acid liein a one-molecule-thick layer (monolayer), with the heads in thewater and the tails perpendicular in the air. When 2.50 mg of oleic acid is placed on a water surface, it forms a circular mono-layer 38.6 cm in diameter. Find the surface area (in cm²) occu-pied by one molecule (of oleic acid M=283 g/mol).

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At an air-water interface, fatty acids such as oleic acid liein a one-molecule-thick layer (monolayer), with the heads in thewater and the tails perpendicular in the air. When 2.50 mg of oleic acid is placed on a water surface, it forms a circular mono-layer 38.6 cm in diameter. Find the surface area (in cm²) occu-pied by one molecule (of oleic acid M=283 g/mol).

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