adhesion. adhesion.
Adhesion
The adhesive force of wetting liquids specially water is responsible for capillary action, the capillary action is not possible for Mercury.
Capillary action is bad if you want to keep two liquids separate. Capillary action is difficult to control in terms of flow rate.
The narrower the bore of the tube ,the greater is the capillary action. For example :A sponge retains water (on being dipped in water)is due to capillary action.
Capillary action will pull water up the stem to the flower and into the petals.
The adhesive intermolecular forces between the substance rising (the one experiencing capillary action) and the container (typically a capillary).
A paper towel absorbing liquid is an example of capillary action.
surface tension is a product of cohesive forces (eg. water to water forces in a bubble) whereas capillary actionis a product of adhesive forces (eg. water climbing up a thin glass tube)
Water is transferred from the roots to the leaves through the stem by capillary action.
The capillary fringe
capillary action i a liquid
The liquid was pulled into the small tube by capillary action.