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How does juice rise in a pipe?
due to capillary action
What has greatest capillary action?
Water has the greatest capillary action due to its strong hydrogen bonding and cohesive properties, allowing it to easily move through narrow spaces and against gravity. Other liquids with high capillary action include mercury and ethanol.
Which property of water results in a meniscus?
Adhesion due to the polarity of the water molecule.
What sentence could you use for the word capillary action?
Water is transferred from the roots to the leaves through the stem by capillary action.
How does capillary action allow water to climb up sides of a straw?
The capillary action allows water to climb up sides of a straw due to adhesive forces.
Why is a solid moved along by a gas?
This is due to capillary action and the rules of solubility and polarity.
What is a sentence using the words capillary action?
Capillary action can refer to the movement of water and fluids vertically and throughout the structure of a plant. An example is: "Water movement can be transported upwards in a plant against the force of gravity because of capillary action."
What the hypothesis for the capillary action?
Capillary action will pull water up the stem to the flower and into the petals.
What would be A good sentence for capillary action?
A paper towel absorbing liquid is an example of capillary action.
Do polar or non polar liquids have a greater capillary action?
Polar liquids have a greater capillary action than nonpolar liquids because polar liquids have molecules that exhibit stronger intermolecular forces, such as hydrogen bonding, which allow them to "climb" up a surface more easily. Nonpolar liquids have weaker intermolecular forces, reducing their capillary action.
The rise of water in a narrow test tube is called?
The rise around the edges is called the meniscus, like capillary action this is caused by the adhesion of the liquid molecules to the walls of the container. In a large bore tube like a test tube or graduated cylinder this pulls up the edge and creates a concave meniscus, in a smaller bore tube this actually pulls the liquid toward the top of the tube.
How does capillary action assist plants?
Capillary action is important for moving water (and all of the things that are dissolved in it) around. It is defined as the movement of water within the spaces of a porous material due to the forces of adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension.Plants and trees couldn't thrive without capillary action. The roots are capable of carrying water from the soil up into the plant.
