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What do we call the phenomenon that occurs when adhesion and cohesion work together to pull a liquid up a thin glass tube?
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∙ 13y ago
That is capillary action.
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What is the influence of adhesion and cohesion in liquid?
what ia the influence of adhesion and cohesion on liquid
Explain capillary action?
Capillary action is the motion of water up a thin tube against the flow of gravity as a result of cohesion and adhesion
Why does meniscus of water in glass curves upwards?
Adhesion to the test tube or cohesion of the liquid molecules causes the meniscus to form.
What is the change of a liquid to a gas under the surface of a liquid?
At the surface of the liquid the phenomenon is called evaporation. In the entire voume of the liquid the phenomenon is called vaporization.
What does adhesion produce an effect of when you place a straw in a liquid?
Adhesion produces the effect of capillary action when a straw is placed in liquid. Capillary action is liquid's ability to flow in narrow spaces without external forces like gravity.
What is the influence of adhesion and cohesion in liquid?
what ia the influence of adhesion and cohesion on liquid
What is the different shape between cohesion and adhesion?
Cohesion the force of attraction by which the molecules of a solid or liquid tend to remain together (clinging power of the same substance)Adhesion: intermolecular attraction between substances that are unlike and in surface contact, causing them to cling together (like glue to paper)
HELP - I need it by July 16 2009 - Which is stronger - cohesion in a liquid or its adhesion to a solid?
it depends on the solid with which the liquid comes in contact, if the adhesion is stronger the liquid wets the solid else i t cannot ; eg;- in the case of water and glass the adhesion is much stronger than cohesion ,on the other hand the cohesion is greater if you consider the case of water and certain leaves(in which water cant wet them).
How does cohesion affect living organisms?
Cohesion is the attraction or holding together of molecules of the same substance. It affects living organisms through water, which also has adhesion (holding together of molecules of different substances). A combination of cohesion and adhesion creates capillary action, the ability for water (or any liquid) to run along a surface. (basically, it allows water to climb up small tubes.
What willbe the expression for the work of cohesion between water and benzene?
Water and benzene will have a work of adhesion rather than a work of cohesion as this is the work associated with the connection between two things as opposed to cohesion which is the force holding one thing together. The expression for the work of adhesion is: gamma of the liquid vapour interface + gamma of solid vapour interface - gamma of solid liquid interface. Where gamma is surface tension.
Give an example of how cohesion among water molecules is important to living things?
Cohesion is the attraction or holding together of molecules of the same substance. It affects living organisms through water, which also has adhesion (holding together of molecules of different substances). A combination of cohesion and adhesion creates capillary action, the ability for water (or any liquid) to run along a surface. (basically, it allows water to climb up small tubes. YAY ME! :)
What do Cohesion and Adhesion have to do with Capillary action?
The liquid rises up due to the forces of adhesion between the capillary and liquid.. It rises till the extent when adhesive and cohesive forces and external forces balance each other...
Explain capillary action?
Capillary action is the motion of water up a thin tube against the flow of gravity as a result of cohesion and adhesion
What is Adhesion and what is Cohesion?
Cohesion ia property of identical molecules to form agglomerates; a common example is the assembly of mercury from small bubbles into a larger one.Adhesion is the attraction between molecules of different chemical nature.
What is the meaning of spreading coefficient?
the spreading co efficient is defined as the difference b/w the work of adhesion b/w 2 liquids & the work of the cohesion existing in the substrate liquid.
Why is water or alcohol or acid have a lower meniscus while mercury have an upper meniscus?
Surface tension will attract the water solution to the molecules of the container thus lifting it up on the edges. Mercury, being much more dense has no such attraction because it is a liquid metal.Answer:It is due to what is called cohesion and adhesion. The water molecules are attracted to each other through cohesion, which is the attraction between similar particles (by polarity). Adhesion is attraction between unlike molecules. When water is placed in a glass container, the forces of adhesion overcome the forces of cohesion, and the water climbs up the glass. Conversely, the attraction between mercury atoms (cohesion) is stronger than its attraction to the glass (adhesion). Therefore, the atoms pull together and away from the glass.
What is capillarization?
Capillarity is the ability of a solution to rise up in a tube with a very low diameter, even against gravity. It is caused by surface tension, cohesion of the liquid, and adhesion to the walls of the tube.
