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Surface tension

Surface tension

The expression of intermolecular attraction at the surface of a liquid, in contact with air or another gas, a solid, or another immiscible liquid, tending to pull the molecules of the liquid inward from the surface; dimensional formula: mt-2.


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Properties of water

... attracted to each other by hydrogen bonds and this is the basis for the surface tension and thermal stability of water. [b]Thermal Stability: [/b]Water has a specific heat ...

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by abbassido
Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:33 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Properties of water
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Re: Surface tension- hmmm

... solution are surrounded by as many neighboring molecules as possible and experience a uniform cohesive force in all directions. Molecules on the surface, however, have fewer neighboring molecules than they can have and so experience a net inward force due to the now unbalanced attractive forces ...

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by dr. dugmore
Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:57 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Surface tension- hmmm
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Views: 515

Re: Surface tension- hmmm

... solution are surrounded by as many neighboring molecules as possible and experience a uniform cohesive force in all directions. Molecules on the surface, however, have fewer neighboring molecules than they can have and so experience a net inward force due to the now unbalanced attractive forces ...

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by blcr11
Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:42 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Surface tension- hmmm
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Views: 515

Surface tension- hmmm

... molecules have a stronger bond than others thus creating a stronger surface tension. This really sounds like a question for Blcr11 the crystal guy.

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by MichaelXY
Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:28 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Surface tension- hmmm
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Views: 515

Surface tension- hmmm

does this make any sence? Surface tension- surface tension is essentially the attraction of molecules to each other on a surface creating a ...

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by dr. dugmore
Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:00 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Surface tension- hmmm
Replies: 6
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