IMF Liquids Solids 2
IMF Liquids Solids 2
IMF Liquids Solids 2
Water – curved in
(concave)
Mercury – curved out
(convex)
Surface Tension
•liquid
water in the glass tube - water is
drawn slightly up the walls of the tube
by adhesive forces bet. water and glass.
•liquidmercury - cohesive forces in
mercury - metallic bonds bet. Hg atoms
are strong
•mercury DOES NOT wet glass.
Surface
Tension
Capillary Action
•Capillary tubes - tubes of small diameter
•Liquidclimbs until the force of gravity
on the liquid balances the adhesive and
cohesive forces.
Capillary Action
•Capillaryaction helps water and
dissolved nutrients move upward
through plants