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Among the forces that govern drop formation: cohesion, surface tension, Van der Waals force, Plateau–Rayleigh instability. Water, for example, is strongly cohesive as each molecule may make four hydrogen bonds to other water molecules in a tetrahedral configuration. This results in a relatively strong Coulomb force between molecules. In ...
Cohesion is the component of shear strength of a rock or soil that is independent of interparticle friction.. In soils, true cohesion is caused by following: Electrostatic forces in stiff overconsolidated clays (which may be lost through weathering)
In molecular physics and chemistry, the van der Waals force (sometimes van der Waals' force) is a distance-dependent interaction between atoms or molecules. Unlike ionic or covalent bonds, these attractions do not result from a chemical electronic bond; [2] they are comparatively weak and therefore more susceptible to disturbance. The van der ...
The cohesive forces that bind the molecules together are van der Waals forces, dipole–dipole interactions, quadrupole interactions, π–π interactions, hydrogen bonding, halogen bonding, London dispersion forces, and in some molecular solids, coulombic interactions.
There are two primary mechanisms in play. One is an inward force on the surface molecules causing the liquid to contract. [2] [3] Second is a tangential force parallel to the surface of the liquid. [3] This tangential force is generally referred to as the surface tension. The net effect is the liquid behaves as if its surface were covered with ...
The attraction between the layers of the fluid is the result of cohesive forces, and viscosity is the property that explains the nature and strength of cohesive forces within a fluid. It is common to experience the fact that the flowing fluid will exert a certain amount of force on the plate, trying to pull it in its flow direction.
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