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Is water dry?
Water isn't wet by itself, but it makes other materials wet when it sticks to the surface of them.
Are the volumes of mercury and water the same?
no, water is lighter than mercury
The density of mercury is 5427 kgm3. If the density of water is 1.0 gmL will mercury float or sink in water?
1. The density of mercury is 13 534 kg/m3.2. Mercury sink in water.
What order do you put water oil and mercury?
Mercury at bottom then water and upper most layer of oil.
Why are mercury drops spherical?
Mercury has a very high surface tension and does not easily wet most other surfaces. For a given amount of mercury, a sphere has the smallest possible ratio of surface area to volume and is therefor the lowest energy shape for the mercury.
Can mercury wet a substance?
Mercury is a metal unlike water which have hydrogen bonding. Mercury does not wet most substances, because of its high cohesion and low adhesion to the glass mercury will not wet glass. Cohesion, along with adhesion(attraction between unlike molecules), can help explain mercury phenomena. Mercury has a surface energy over 6 times greater than that of water so there is a much greater attractive force between the atoms of mercury than between the molecules of water, so mercury does not wet glass.
What will happen if we handle electric equipments with wet hands?
Water is a good conductor of electricity. A person with wet hands touching electrical appliances get a shock.So it is dangerous to touch an electric appliance with wet hands.
How do you keep FLOAM from sticking to your hands?
wet you hands with water just a little bit...
What happens when you wash in hard water?
Your hands would be wet.
Why is it that when your hands get wet your nose gets itchy?
allergies to water
What is the meaning of wet work in hairdressing?
wet work is when youhave your hands in contact with water for longer than 2hours
Why should you not plug on an electric appliances when your hands are wet?
because the water from your hands conduct the electricity and will probably electrocute you
Is Mars or Mercury warm and wet?
Mercury is warm but Mars is not there could be water on Mars there are ice sheets on the N/S poles of Mars too
Why does your hands feel colder when you wet them and the water evaporates?
Evaporation is an endothermic process and absorb heat.
Is water dry?
Water isn't wet by itself, but it makes other materials wet when it sticks to the surface of them.
Why we should never handle electrical appliances with wet hands?
Because water is a conductor, and water dripping from your hands may drip down to an energized circuit, and effectively create a trail from that circuit to your hands, causing you to get electrocuted.
What can you do about really bad static in your hair?
Water gets rid of it. Not much water, just get your hands wet and pat your hair down.
