Question
Download Solution PDFConsider two hollow glass spheres, one containing water and the other containing mercury. Each liquid fills about one-tenth of the volume of the sphere. In zero-gravity environment
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Download Solution PDFCONCEPT:
- Cohesive Force: It is a kind of attractive force works between two similar kind of molecules.
- Example like water to water molecules etc.
- Example like water to water molecules etc.
- Adhesive Force: In this kind of attractive force acts between two different kinds of molecules.
- Example water stick and your hand etc.
- Example water stick and your hand etc.
EXPLANATION:
- The cohesive force between the molecules of mercury is greater than the adhesive force between glass and mercury.
- While the adhesive force between water and glass is stronger than water to water.
- So water stick on the glass form layer while mercury stick together and float in zero gravity.
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