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Why does oleic acid have a higher viscosity than water?


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The longer the chain, the greater the accumulated London dispersion forces, so oleic acid is more viscous than water. Although we call oleic acid a "straight-chain" molecule, it is a very "floppy" molecule because there is free rotation about almost every carbon-carbon bond.


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