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Surface Tension
The cohesive forces between liquid molecules are responsible for the phenomenon known as surface tension.
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What is surface tension?
SImple explanation of what surface tension is and how water molecules interact.
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Hunkin's Experiments - Surface Tension
Some quick, fun surface tension demonstrations.
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Surface tension
An explanation or surface tension and how it makes capillary action possible.
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Friction
Frictional resistance to the relative motion of two solid objects is usually proportional to the force which presses the surfaces together as well as the roughness of the surfaces. Since it is the ...
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Sticky Water
A good beginners explanation of surface tension.
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Pepper scatter
SImple experiment to investigate surface tension in your kitchen.
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Tension
Short definitions for topics related to tension (some areas unfinished).
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Imaging Raytracer : Rendering the Quadric Surfaces
With this applet you can generate 6 Quadric Surfaces, and a cylinder, and you can do all that in about a minute
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Capillary Action
Capillary action is the result of adhesion and surface tension. Find out all about it on this excellent site.
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