When a surfactant is added to a liquid, it reduces its surface tension. This allows the liquid to spread out and wet the ...

The paper clip is more dense than water but can rest on the surface of the water because of the water's surface tension. Evidence of water's surface tension can be seen where the water strider's legs ...

Prior research has shown that droplets with a surface tension lower than the surface ... than one particle in motion on the ...

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 35, No. 6 (Dec., 1924), pp. 526-536 (11 pages) A systematic study of the surface tension of liquid culture mediums has been made. Nine standard mediums have a ...

Droplets of less volatile liquids like soybean oil and silicone oil have lower saturation pressures than water.

Discover the amazing properties of water's surface tension as you make metal paper clips float on water. You'll learn about the forces that hold water molecules together and how insects like water ...

pulling the edges of the liquid up to form a concave meniscus. Surface tension then causes the entire column of liquid to be drawn upwards — a process commonly called wicking. The researchers ...