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What is the attraction between molecules that result in the rise of liquid in small tubes?
capillarity, also known as capillary action.
What is the definition of capillarity in terms of Physics?
Physics defines capillarity as the action of a liquid being distorted by a solid hitting its surface. Examples of this include the ripples made by a stone hitting the surface of a lake.
What happens to capillarity as particle size increases?
As particle size in increases, capillarity decreases
How does particle size effect capillarity?
As long as the spaces between the particles are connected, the smaller the particles, the higher the capillarity. The larger the particles, the lower the capillarity.Particle size and capillarity are inversely, or negatively related.
What factors account for different capillarity in soils?
Texture, for one. Coarser soils (sandy) have much less capillary action than finer soils (clayey).
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 is the tip of the nib of pen slit?
The tip of nib of the pen has a slit. Because it gets the ink through slit under the capillarity action. In this action ink move through the slit on the nib of the pen. Which makes it to write.
What organism uses capillarity?
a plant
What are the examples of capillarity?
Capillarity is the movement of liquid without any external forces. The flow of oil in a wick absorption of liquid by paper towel are examples of capillarity.
What is the liquid property that allows oil to flow upward in the wick of a lantern?
Liquids are able to travel up narrow tubes or threads because of capillary action. This property causes part of the surface of a liquid to elevate above the rest of the surface when in contact with a solid.
What is the reason for capillarity and suface tension?
Hydrogen Bonding
Give an example of an organism using capillarity?
A plant
