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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 (e.g. water striders) to float on a water surface without becoming even partly submerged.
(σ: surface tension, ΔP max: maximum pressure drop, R cap: radius of capillary) Later, after the maximum pressure, the pressure of the bubble decreases and the radius of the bubble increases until the bubble is detached from the end of a capillary and a new cycle begins. This is not relevant to determine the surface tension. [3]
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:SurftensionDiagram.png licensed with PD-user-w . 2007-09-01T14:57:35Z Karlhahn 350x192 (2130 Bytes) {{Information |Description=Author: Karl Hahn Subject: Illustrative diagram of surface tension forces on a needle floating on the surface of water (shown in crossection).
Drop of water bouncing on a water surface subject to vibrations Surface tension prevents water droplet from being cut by a hydrophobic knife. Liquid forms drops because it exhibits surface tension. [1] A simple way to form a drop is to allow liquid to flow slowly from the lower end of a vertical tube of small diameter.
A: The bottom of a concave meniscus. B: The top of a convex meniscus. In physics (particularly fluid statics), the meniscus (pl.: menisci, from Greek ' crescent ') is the curve in the upper surface of a liquid close to the surface of the container or another object, produced by surface tension.
The effect is a consequence of the fact that alcohol has a lower surface tension and higher volatility than water. The water/alcohol solution rises up the surface of the glass lowering the surface energy of the glass. Alcohol evaporates from the film leaving behind liquid with a higher surface tension (more water, less alcohol).
Surface tension originates from cohesive forces between molecules, and in the bulk of the fluid, molecules experience attractive forces from all directions. The surface of a fluid is curved because exposed molecules on the surface have fewer neighboring interactions, resulting in a net force that contracts the surface.
A classical torsion wire-based du Noüy ring tensiometer. The arrow on the left points to the ring itself. The most common correction factors include Zuidema–Waters correction factors (for liquids with low interfacial tension), Huh–Mason correction factors (which cover a wider range than Zuidema–Waters), and Harkins–Jordan correction factors (more precise than Huh–Mason, while still ...