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surface tension is the property of a liquid which make its surface behave as if it is a length or stretch elastic skin.
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What is the force needed to overcome intermolecular attractions and break through the surface of a liquid or spread out of the liquid?
surface tention
Why can you pour a glass of water to the rim of the glass?
it's called "surface tension". It is the property of the surface of a liquid which causes it to behave like an elastic sheet. This is why a "water strider" insect can skate across the surface of a pond without sinking into the water. It is also what causes a drop of water - the surface tension of the water pulls it into a ball.
Can an earring float in water?
Common metal earring don't float in water. However, you could design on that float by make it hollow. Jewellery design is unlimited, long as it can hung beautifully then anything could be possible, even using plastic to make an earring. I would think the back of the earring could be light and flat enough to be supported by the surface tention of water.
When water is evaporated from a surface does the surface get cooler or hotter?
The surface become colder.
What is surface flow?
Surface flow is when water from the rain runs on the surface into the ocean.
Definition of surface tention?
the surface tention of aliquid is the force per unit length on the surface that opposes the expansion of the surface area
How deos the surface tention change of water as the temperature increase?
the temperture increase whenever the tention increase
What is the energy required to increase the surface area of a liquid by a given amount?
Surface Tention
What is the force needed to overcome intermolecular attractions and break through the surface of a liquid or spread out of the liquid?
surface tention
What is it called when you fill a container and it doesn't overflow but makes a dome on top of the container?
Surface tention
What is tentsion?
When you stretch something tight. New anchor chains are stretched or have tention applied to them to near breaking point befor being used on a ship. Tention can be used on a spring just prior to its loosing it's elasticity. Almost anything can have tention applied to it as it is a force. As a point of interest, still water has tention applied to it as demonstrated by the Water Spiders which can walk on its surface.
What forces act if you put a tray in water?
weight of tray put downward force while the surface tention of water apply up ward force
Why is your tention arm squeaking on my 1998 Lincoln continental?
change tention arm pully bad barings
a feeling of stress?
tention
Why would a cardboard fish swim away when soap on its tail?
it would swim away because of the surface tention. When you put the soap on it's tail it weighs it down.
A feeling of strees?
A feeling of stress
What does tention mean in science?
Tension is the application of force to a material. (Not tention just for the record.) Stress, just to clarify, is the movement of said material under tension.
