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Wetting agent is basically a detergent. It breaks the surface tension of water, and is usually the last treatment a film receives before being hung to dry. The wetting agent causes the final rinse to "sheet" off the film, allowing it to dry without water spots. Water spots can cause all sorts of grief, and usually once the film has dried the water spots cannot be removed, even by rewashing, so it's best to prevent them. A film squeegee may be used to speed drying with or without wetting agent, but many workers do not like to touch wet film with anything other than wet fingers.
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Is Water A Good Wetting Agent?
No, water is not at all a wetting agent as far as paints are concerned.
Wetting agent that interferes with hydrogen bonding in water?
surfactant
Wetting agent suspending agent?
a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved (source:dictionary online)
How do wetting agents work?
Wetting agents work by breaking the surface tension of water - making water (as the dispersant) adehere to the surface of the leaves. Normally any soap or detegent can be used as a wetting agent.
Suspensions can be wetted before adding water by using a wetting agent or a?
surfactant
Should you use soap?
Soap is a wetting agent that aids in the mechanical removal of bacteria.
What is wetting agents?
a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved (source:dictionary online)
How do you make your mom and dad let you wear diapers again?
start wetting and pooping your pants and wetting the bed
Why is propyleneglycol an ingredient in toothpaste in why is it only present in tiny amounts?
Propyleneglycol is used as wetting agent and surfactant in toothpaste.
What is surfantant?
Also called surface-active agent, it is a substance such as a detergent, that can reduce the surface tension of a liquid and thus allow it to foam or penetrate solids; a wetting agent
Does wetting your house down make it cooler?
Yes.
What does mean to say that water is a poor wetting agent?
Water (pure) has a high surface tension; which means that water tries to stick to itself ... and does a pretty good job of it. "Wetting agents" act by lowering the surface tension of water.
