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Offline mrmac

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gasoline vs water size
« on: December 23, 2017, 11:12:30 PM »
Is a water molecule smaller than a gasoline (I'll call it molecule) such that a tank might leak water but not leak gasoline?
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Re: gasoline vs water size
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2017, 01:55:10 PM »
The water is H2O. Gasoline is a mixture of hydrocarbons. With C5H12 to C8H18 and others. These are larger. But a tank should not leak both of them. Maybe you have a special membrane.
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Re: gasoline vs water size
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2017, 12:07:59 AM »
Gasoline floats on water, so no further separation is needed. A leak at the bottom will let only water through.
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Re: gasoline vs water size
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2017, 07:28:53 AM »
And when all the water is gone the gasoline also will leak or not?
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