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What property of water molecules causes a large surface tension?
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∙ 11y ago
Water molecules can make hydrogen bonds between each other since the molecule is 'very' polar (due to the very electronegative oxygen)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe high surface tension of water is due to the hydrogen bonds between water molecules.
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∙ 9y agoThe reason behind the high surface tension of water is hydrogen bonds. This very strong bond enables small insects to walk on the surface of water.
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∙ 11y agoWater molecules are hydrogen bonded, which is the strongest intermolecular force.
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∙ 11y agocohesion
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What property causes water to form beads?
The property that causes water to form beads is called surface tension.
What is the surface tension in a cup of water caused by?
The surface tension in a cup of water is caused by attraction. The hydrogen molecules in the water are attracted to the polar oxygen bonds.
What is the leading cause of surface tension in most common liquids?
I believe all liquids have intermolecular forces of attraction between the molecules, whether they are small forces such as dispersion forces or stronger ones like hydrogen bonding in water etc. When in, "Bulk" such as in the middle of a liquid (not the surface) these forces are experienced all around the molecule in equal amounts and therefore no net force is experienced. However, at the surface of the liquid there are no attraction forces from above and so the molecules experience a net downwards pull. This causes the molecules at the surface to be pulled into the liquid, compressing the space at the surface. This smaller, denser and more packed surface is what causes the surface tension...correct me if I'm wrong. :)
What does high water tension result from?
There are two possible answers to this question. If you mean the tension in a column of water, for example in the xylem, it is caused by hydrogen bonding between water molecules which enables the water column to resist breaking under the pull of gravity in the stem. If you mean surface tension, this is also caused by hydrogen bonding between water molecules. At the surface of water there are many hydrogen bonds pulling molecules inwards but none pulling them outwards. So the water behaves as if it had a "skin". This also causes water to form spherical drops.
How can a penny hold so much water?
If you mean why does the water drop grow so large on top of a penny, the answer has to do with the surface tension of water. Water "likes" to stick together, so it pulls inward and keeps tightly attached to each molecule. This allows a large droplet to grow before it runs off.
What property causes water to form beads?
The property that causes water to form beads is called surface tension.
What is the surface tension in a cup of water caused by?
The surface tension in a cup of water is caused by attraction. The hydrogen molecules in the water are attracted to the polar oxygen bonds.
Which property of water causes drops on a freshly waxed car?
This phenomenon is called surface tension.
How does an arrowhead floats on water?
Water has a property called "surface tension". This causes the surface molecules to be attracted to each other so as to form a 'skin' on the surface. This will allow an object that is heavier than water to appear to "float" on the surface, but NOT due to bouyancy alone. If you were to put a surfactant (soap) in the water it would eliminate the Surface Tension, and the floating arrowhead would then sink.
How does water stick together so well?
The property of surface tension causes water to occupy the least possible surface area, or to put it simply, "stick together".
Do liquids that have higher tension produce drops that are flatter or more nearly sperical ttan liquids with lowersurface tension?
Surface tension causes molecules to hold to themselves more tightly. Therefore high surface tension liquids, like pure water, will form a taller drop and low surface tension substances, like oil, will spread out and be flat.
Which property of water causes a curved surface?
Adhesion is the property of water causes the curved surface
What causes a water drop to form a sphere as it falls?
surface tension , water molecules trying to stick together will form the easiest shape a sphere
What causes the high surface tension and low vapor pressure of water?
Hydrogen bonding causes the inward force that minimizes the surface area of water, and the tendency of water molecules escaping this bond to become vapor is slim and/or slow, thus creating it's low pressure.
What causes intra alveolar-surface tension?
water
Why can you pour a glass of water to the rim of the glass?
it's called "surface tension". It is the property of the surface of a liquid which causes it to behave like an elastic sheet. This is why a "water strider" insect can skate across the surface of a pond without sinking into the water. It is also what causes a drop of water - the surface tension of the water pulls it into a ball.
What is a kids definition for surface tension?
surface tension is a force present within the surface layer of a liquid that causes the layer to behave as an elastic sheet.
