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Capillarity is a result of surface tension.
Surface tension causes liquid surfaces to be concave or convex. Due to this, there is greater pressure on the concave side of the liquid meniscus. To make the pressures at the same height equal, the liquid in the capillary rises or falls.
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How does surface tension affect your environment?
Surface tension affects everyone's environment in many ways. Surface tension is the property of water that makes life to exist as we are accustomed. Surface tension also makes our body cells functional.
What is the property of water that makes it possible for rocks to skip on its surface?
surface tension
In surface tension what makes the water rise?
because of gravity
What is the effect of detergent on the surface tension of milk?
since milk has water as a main component, water has surface tension as the forces adhesion( sticks to stuff like the side of the glass) are stronger that the cohesion (makes water keep to itself) forces
What are the factors affecting the surface tension?
The main factor is the strength of cohesion between molecules. For instance, water molecules have a slightly negative and a slightly positive end which makes them stick together like magnets. A molecule with more extreme positive and negative charges would have a stronger surface tension.
How does surface tension affect your environment?
Surface tension affects everyone's environment in many ways. Surface tension is the property of water that makes life to exist as we are accustomed. Surface tension also makes our body cells functional.
What makes a needle to float in water?
Water surface tension hold the needle on the water surface.
What is the property of water that makes it possible for rocks to skip on its surface?
surface tension
What does baby powder do to water's surface tension?
Makes it stronger
What makes water both adhesive and cohesive?
Surface tension does.
In surface tension what makes the water rise?
because of gravity
What makes some liquids have a greater surface tension than others?
The surface tension is primarily due to the arrangement of electrons of the molecules that comprise the liquid.
What property of water makes it possible for some insects he skate across the surface of a river or lake?
surface tension
What is the effect of detergent on the surface tension of milk?
since milk has water as a main component, water has surface tension as the forces adhesion( sticks to stuff like the side of the glass) are stronger that the cohesion (makes water keep to itself) forces
What makes water pile up a short distance above a containers rim?
Surface tension.
How do insect use locomotion on water?
"Many of these insects are adapted to utilize the surface tension of water for locomotion. The surface tension of water makes it possible for some insects to stand on water and remain dry."
How are volts and amperes alike and different?
They are measures of electricity, which makes them similar. But volts are tension and amps are current, which makes them different.
