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Why the change in surface tension is much less when sodium chloride is added to water in place of an equivalent amount of ethanol?
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Sodium chloride increase the surface tension of water and methanol decrease the surface tension of water.
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How dissolved substances affects surface tension?
the sodium chloride (salt) easily dissolves and divides into separate ions causing the surface tension to rise slightly.
What is surface tension coefficient?
define coefficient of surface tension
What is surface tension in hydrocarbons?
Each liquid hydrocarbon has a different 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.
Does water have a relatively high or low surface tension?
MERCURY has a higher surface tension than water. This highest surface tension between liquids is 487 mN/m at 15 0C.
What is the effect of sodium chloride on the surface tension of water?
The surface tension of water is increased for salted water.Sodium chloride increase the surface tension of water.
Which has a higher surface tension ethanol or acetone?
acetone. It has a surface tension of 23.70 at 20 degrees celsius while ethanol has a surface tension of 22.75 at 20 degrees celsius
What is the surface tension of carbon tetra chloride?
surface tension of carbon tetra chloride is 26.80dynes/cm
Why did the paper clip not float on the ethanol?
A paper clip does not float on ethanol because the surface tension of ethanol is not enough to support the weight of the paper clip. Evelyn Biologist
What is the effect of pH on surface tension?
For most liquids, an increase in pH results in decreased surface tension. This has been attributed to lower attraction force between molecules when pH rises.
How dissolved substances affects surface tension?
the sodium chloride (salt) easily dissolves and divides into separate ions causing the surface tension to rise slightly.
What method use to break surface tension?
a) Increasing the temperature of the solution b) Adding ethanol, methanol or other alcohols
What is a force that acts on particles at a liquids surface?
Surface tension. It always tends to acquire minimum surface area thats why water droplets form spherical shape.
How does salt effect how an object float in water?
Sodium chloride (salt) increases the surface tension of water by the increased attraction of the ions.
Surface Tension is found in what?
Surface tension is found in Liquid
What is surface tension coefficient?
define coefficient of surface tension
What liquid have the strongest surface tension?
Mercury is the liquid with the strongest surface tension.
