Does anyone know if Oil holds Magnetic properties?, page 1

No it is not magnetic.

You can create a magnetic ferrofluid out of oil, though.

reply to post by bigbiy666

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ever heard of magnatec? seems molecules are charged positive to attract to negative earthed engines in the case of a car. oil is carbon based and in theory has the ability to be charged. perhaps an addition to the oil could allow it to be influenced further in the case of an oil slick. i think i know what you are getting at.
seems a coincidence in my though process at the moment that with the south atlantic anomaly in proximity to the gulf and as of yet a slick with no known location, would it be possible the slick if negatively charged could be attracted to this area as upper atmospheric charge is in the positive state. i may be wrong.
regards f

reply to post by againuntodust

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quite an amazing clip there.
2nd
f

reply to post by jrmcleod

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"Synthetic Oil" .
2nd line.

reply to post by bigbiy666

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Oil does not hold "magnetic" properties persay. Most things have some conductivity.
I work in the industry in Canada.
We have Electrostatic Treater vessels that use electricity to help seperate the oil and water, which cleans up the oil to <.5% which is the "sales" quality.
The electrical charge helps with seperating the water by charging the water molecules so they "bounce around" and form bigger molecules and "drop out" of the oil.
It kinda looks like a big bug zapper, to explain it the best.
There are a bunch of panels, either metal or fiberglass, that hang from the vessel and are charged by electricity.
Either AC, DC, Dual Polarity, and/or Dual Frequency.

reply to post by jrmcleod

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Nothing to do with magnetism, chemical formula that helps the engine grade oil coalesce.

reply to post by irolands

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Thanks for clarifying!!

reply to post by 9Cib27

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There's so many things wrong with that post that I would suggest it be deleted in order for the credibility of this "Science" forum to be maintained.

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