{"id":2652,"date":"2018-02-13T17:04:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T17:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.experimentoscientificos.es\/?page_id=2652"},"modified":"2018-11-20T20:30:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T20:30:26","slug":"densidad-del-aceite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.experimentoscientificos.es\/en\/densidad\/densidad-del-aceite\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil Density"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the parameters when measuring oil is its density. There is no single density of oil due to the large number of oils that already exist. As a common factor to all of them, it can be said that its density is lower than that of water, and varies between 0.840 and 0.960 Kg\/L.<\/p>\n

OIL TYPES<\/h2>\n

A common way of classifying oils is by their origin. Mainly they are the\u00a0vegetable oils<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0mineral oils<\/strong>. As the name suggests, vegetable oils come from vegetable origin, such as olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil... Mineral oils, on the other hand, are a liquid derivative of petroleum, generally clear, colourless and odourless. It is obtained by distillation of crude oil and, from a chemical point of view, it is similar to vaseline.<\/p>\n

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WHAT IS THE DENSITY OF THE OIL<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0density<\/strong>\u00a0of oils is always\u00a0less than that of water<\/strong>Therefore, all oils float on it and remain on the surface. The density of the oil\u00a0change<\/strong>\u00a0with temperature. As the temperature increases, the oil expands, and therefore its density decreases. It is therefore necessary to express the density of the oil in relation to the temperature.<\/p>\n

VEGETABLE OIL DENSITY<\/h3>\n

In the following table you can see a series of relative densities of vegetable oils with respect to water, measured at 20\u00baC. That of palm and coconut oils, which are taken at 50 and 40\u00baC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
OIL<\/strong><\/td>\nRELATIVE DENSITY<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Sunflower oil<\/td>\n0.918 – 0.923<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Soybean oil<\/td>\n\u00a00.919 – 0.925<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Peanut oil<\/td>\n\u00a00.912 – 0.920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Olive oil<\/td>\n\u00a00.913 – 0.916<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Palm oil<\/td>\n\u00a00.891 – 0.899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Coconut oil<\/td>\n\u00a00.908 – 0.921<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Maize oil<\/td>\n\u00a00.917 – 0.925<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Rapeseed oil<\/td>\n\u00a00.910 – 0.920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Flaxseed oil<\/td>\n\u00a00.926 – 0.930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Cottonseed oil<\/td>\n\u00a00.918 – 0.926<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Safflower oil<\/td>\n\u00a00.922 – 0.927<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

DENSITY OF MINERAL OILS<\/h3>\n

Mineral oils are oils that are extracted in the distillation of petroleum. They come from the distillation of petroleum. They are used in many industrial and cosmetic applications. The density relative to water of these oils is between 0,840 y 0,960<\/strong>The water is always lower than that of the water and will therefore float on it.<\/p>\n

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