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an example of capillary action is licking a camels sweaty armpits while enjoying a glass of warm coleslaw
^ okay, whoever gave this answer before..this didn't help me at all when i first wanted the answer to this question.
anyways, i think this is more helpful:
Capillary Action is the term used to describe the tendency of a fluid in a tube to seek a higher level than that of the fluid in the surrounding vessel. Like when you place a straw in a glass of soda and the level of the soda in the straw is a little bit higher than that in the glass.
The movement of liquid along the surface of a solid liquid
Leaves absorbing water, towels absorbing water, paper towel absorbing spills, tree roots absorbing water from soil
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What property of water gives rise to capillary action?
Cohesion force among the molecules of water allows for capillary action in plants.
What you is a force from water that pushes up?
capillary action
What is a force from water that pushes up?
capillary action
What is an effect that adhesion produces?
Adhesion produces capillary action. Capillary action is liquid's ability to flow in narrow spaces without external forces like gravity.
A consequence of the surface tension of water is?
The surface tension of water is responsible for the cohesive properties it exhibits. For example, capillary action is a consequence of surface tension.
What would be A good sentence for capillary action?
A paper towel absorbing liquid is an example of capillary action.
What has greatest capillary action?
The narrower the bore of the tube ,the greater is the capillary action. For example :A sponge retains water (on being dipped in water)is due to capillary action.
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."
Compare and contrast adhesion and cohesion using capillary action as an example?
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Is capillary action a product of adhesion?
The adhesive force of wetting liquids specially water is responsible for capillary action, the capillary action is not possible for Mercury.
What is the disadvantage of capillary action?
Capillary action is bad if you want to keep two liquids separate. Capillary action is difficult to control in terms of flow rate.
Is there any liquid that does not exhibit capillary action?
There are many. For just one example, mercury has a concave meniscus in a capillary, i.e., it tries to go down, not up.
What the hypothesis for the capillary action?
Capillary action will pull water up the stem to the flower and into the petals.
What is capillary action due to?
The adhesive intermolecular forces between the substance rising (the one experiencing capillary action) and the container (typically a capillary).
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.
Capillary action occurs when water rises from the water table into?
The capillary fringe
Capillary action is a product of?
Adhesion
