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the force that acts on the surfaces of liquids causing them to "bead up" minimizing contact with solid surfaces.
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A measurement of how much the molecules on a liquid tend to like to stick to each other. If something has a high surface tension, it likes to bead up.
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| surface tension |
the elastic-like force in a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize, or constrict, the area of the surface.
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| surface tension |
forces on the surface of liquid droplets that keep them from spreading out over treated surfaces.
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| surface tension |
The inherent molecular attraction in liquids that causes them to diminish their surface area and thereby exhibit properties resembling those of a stretched elastic membrane.
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