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The amount of energy needed to break the surface of a liquid.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoSurface tension is the tendency of the surface to allow the resistance of an external force. It is an important property and is mainly seen on liquid surfaces.
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What is the reason for capillarity and suface tension?
Hydrogen Bonding
Why moist grains are pulled together?
Due to suface tension the suface of two moist grain act a suface attraction force upon each other and attracted to wards each other.
Why are bubbles round and not any other shape?
because the suface tension can only stretch into an circle
Water can pile up short distance above a container's rim due to?
High suface tension
Does detergent decrease or increase water tension?
it decreases water tension you can prove this by gettin water putting it into a bucket then apply talcum powder to the waters suface do not mix it then apply a single drop of detergent into the bucket the talcum powder looks like its a cracked piece of glass this happens because the water tension has changed !!!!supplement. Perhaps Surface Tension is the proper name of the property.
How do suface currents form?
Suface currents form from the wind. The wind can make the surface cold or warm.
What does surface mean?
suface
Who discovered the suface of Venus?
YOu
What is the suface area of a rectangular prism?
The suface are of a rectangular prism is the area of each face added together for a total.
What is the suface area of a sphere with radius of 7 meters?
The suface area of a sphere with a radius of 7 meters is 615.75m2
What is the suface type of Uranus?
rocks
How are suface currents formed?
from winds :)
