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The Water molecules have a higher adhesion than cohesion. The would rather stick to the walls of the container than to itself. 

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What liquid's meniscus curve up?

Water's meniscus curves up. Mercury's meniscus curves down.


What is a substance whose meniscus would curve downward?

Mercury's meniscus curves down. Water's meniscus curves up.


Why does meniscus of water in glass curves upwards?

The meniscus of water in a glass curves upward due to surface tension. Water molecules are more attracted to the glass than to each other, causing them to climb up the sides of the glass. This creates a concave meniscus shape.


What is the curve at a liquid surface?

The meniscus, which is creaded by adhesion of the liquid particles to the surface of the container. Water meniscus domes upwards - the water has greater bonding to its own molecules; Mercury meniscus domes downwards.


Would a graduated cylinder be read at the middle of a meniscus?

The answer depends on the liquid, or more specifically, how the surface tension in the liquid affects the meniscus. It should be the top of the meniscus for liquids such as mercury but the bottom for liquids such as water or alcohol.


How do you read meniscus on a graduated cylinder?

All liquids have a surface tension. This tension creates a meniscus or curve on the surface, most noticeable in small diameter tubes or cylinders. The meniscus of water curves up the sides of the cylinder, while heavy liquids like mercury curves down the cylinder. You should always measure light liquids at the bottom of the meniscus and heavy liquids at the top of the meniscus.


What is it called when in the middle of the thermometer it curves when you measure water?

This is called the meniscus. It occurs because of surface tension between the liquid and the walls of the thermometer. When measuring water, you should read the temperature at the bottom of the meniscus for an accurate measurement.


What is the meniscus line?

A meniscus line is the little line that you have at the top of a liquid. If you fill a glass up with water, the line that seems to sit at the top of the water that you see when you look at the glass at eye level is the meniscus line.


What is the scientific name for the curved water surface above the rim of a glass?

The curve you see on top of a liquid in a cylinder is called the meniscus and is due to the difference between the attractive force between the liquid molecules themselves and between the liquid molecules and the wall of the cylinder, as well as capillary action. When the molecules of the liquid have a greater attraction to the cylinder wall than to themselves, the meniscus is concave and the surface of the liquid curved downwards. Water drawn up a narrow glass cylinder has a concave meniscus. When the molecules of the liquid have a greater attraction to themselves than to the cylinder wall, the meniscus is convex and curves upwards. Mercury in a glass thermometer or barometer has a convex meniscus.


Why does the the meniscus in a graduated cylinder filled with water curve downward?

The meniscus in a graduated cylinder curves downward due to adhesive forces between the water molecules and the glass surface of the cylinder. This causes the water molecules at the edge of the liquid to be attracted to the glass and form a concave meniscus shape.


When water is in a container the surface of the water is curved this curve is called?

The meniscus - the upward curve of a liquid in a narrow vessel.Read more: When_water_is_ina_container_the_surface_of_the_water_is_curved_this_curve_is_called


What is the lowest point of the water level in a graduated cylinder called?

It's called Ya Mum's Panis