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How dissolved substances affects surface tension?
the sodium chloride (salt) easily dissolves and divides into separate ions causing the surface tension to rise slightly.
What is capilliarity?
The tendency of a liquid in a capillary tube or absorbent material to rise or fall as a result of surface tension.
What does surface runoff?
When the soil becomes too saturated and cannot absorb any water then water will start to rise and more and more water will rise then the run off will happen.
What makes the atmosphere unstable?
IT is unstable because it is heated from the surface. Warm air likes to rise, and since the warm air is at the surface, it will always be moving up displacing colder air. This makes the atmosphere stable, conducive to weather.
How do you find the layers of rocks?
flood the land and make the sediment rise to the top of the water
What makes macaroni rise and fall when it is cooking?
It may that when you heat macaroni its starch content reduces surface tension and causes the water to rise.Addition of oil may reduce its rise.
Does oil break surface tension in water?
oil is denser than water, it breaks the surface tension because it is another liquid with a higher density. we dont break the surface tension because we are a solid. the oil is a liquid... look at a lava lampp for example, it has oil and water but the oil is constantly moving upward because it has a hgiher density- the heat causes it to rise and the density causes it to sink. so oil with slip right through water destroying the surface tension Oil is NOT denser than water. Oil is less dense than water which is why oil floats on water. This makes your answer completely incorrect.
Why does oil break surface tension in water?
oil is denser than water, it breaks the surface tension because it is another liquid with a higher density. we dont break the surface tension because we are a solid. the oil is a liquid... look at a lava lampp for example, it has oil and water but the oil is constantly moving upward because it has a hgiher density- the heat causes it to rise and the density causes it to sink. so oil with slip right through water destroying the surface tension Oil is NOT denser than water. Oil is less dense than water which is why oil floats on water. This makes your answer completely incorrect.
What is the tendency of water molecules to stick to molecules of another substance?
The ability of water molecules to stick to one another is due to cohesion. Cohesion is what gives rise to properties such as surface tension.
What property of water gives rise to capillary action?
Cohesion force among the molecules of water allows for capillary action in plants.
How dissolved substances affects surface tension?
the sodium chloride (salt) easily dissolves and divides into separate ions causing the surface tension to rise slightly.
Do wiggle tails come out of water and change into a mosquito or change under water and swim out?
The larvae of .mosquito rise to the surface when about to hatch and use the strong surface tension of the water's surface as a platform to emerge. They must not get wet or they will be trapped in this meniscus.They are light enough to rest on he surface in a similar way to a pond skater whilst their wings inflate and dry.
What is capilliarity?
The tendency of a liquid in a capillary tube or absorbent material to rise or fall as a result of surface tension.
What is the reason that a crushed tin ball of foil will sink and and flat piece of it floats?
A flat piece of tin foil may float on top of water due to surface tension. A crushed ball of foil does not have near the amount of surface area in contact with the surface of the water, so the surface tension is not sufficient to keep it suspended. Note that if you place a flat sheet of foil in the bottom of a container and pour water in on top of it however, it will not rise to the top to float; you have to place it on top carefully in order to get it to float.
Rise and fall of water caused by friction of wind on water surface?
water
Why do air bubbles in water rise to the surface?
Air is lighter than water.
What is an ocean volcano that does not rise above the surface of the water?
A seamount.
