Surface tension
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surface-tension-161-18172622
title:
Surface tension
text:
Surface tension is the tendency of liquid surfaces at rest to shrink into the minimum surface area possible. Surface tension is what allows objects with a higher density than water such as razor blades and insects to float on a water surface without becoming even partly submerged. At liquid–air interfaces, surface tension results from the greater attraction of liquid molecules to each other than to the molecules in the air. There are two primary mechanisms in play. One is an inward force on the
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encyclopedia
description:
Tendency of a liquid surface to shrink to reduce surface area
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_tension
date created:
2002-10-19T18:49:51Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T02:13:51Z
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