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Surface Tension and Surface Energy: Force Length F L F L
Surface Tension and Surface Energy: Force Length F L F L
Surface Tension and Surface Energy: Force Length F L F L
Class-work questions
1. Define briefly surface tension
2. Explain surface energy
3. Mention two ways to produce surface tension
4. Write young-laplace equation in terms of surface tension.
Homework questions
1. Define contact angle
2. Define capillary action and menisci and draw the diagram
3. Explain two pheromone of capillary action.
4. Calculate the height of a column of methal iodide in a soda-lime glass tube of radius
10mm. the surface tension is 0.32, the contact angle is 370 and the density is 2-3 kg/m3
Take g= 10m/s2
Sin 370= 0.6
Cos 370= 0.8
5. Use the angle of contact to account for the shapes of the surface of liquids.
6. State the relationship for capillary rise.
N.B:- refer your text book from page 170 -174
Set by :Habtimer Ayele