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Properties of Liquids

Graphic: www.lab-initio.com

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Surface Tension

The resistance to an increase in its

surface area (polar molecules, liquid metals).

Image: Armin Kbelbeck

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Capillary Action

Spontaneous rising of a liquid in a narrow tube.

Illustration of capillaryaction for large and smallbore capillaries, and forpositive and negativecontact angles.

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Viscosity

Liquids are fluids they FLOW. Viscosity is

the resistance to flow.

High viscosityis an indication of strong

intermolecular forces

Glycerine, also calledglycerol, is a liquidwith a high viscosity

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Viscosity of Glycerol as a Function ofTemperature