<span>Water can resist a greater external force than ethanol due to its greater surface tension.
Reason: Surface Tension in liquids is caused by the cohesive forces among the molecules of liquids at the surface. Means the liquids molecules at the surface have a net attractive interactions with molecules beneath them and cause them to contract causing tension. Now comparing water and ethanol, water has stronger intermolecular interactions than ethanol because water has two Hydrogen bongd donors (i.e. Hydrogens directly attached to oxygen atom) while ethanol has only one Hydrogen Bond Donors. This strong intermolecular interactions in water makes greater surface tension.</span>
Based on the periodic table, the element mendeleev called eka-manganese is now called technetium. Technetium<span> is a silvery-gray metal that tarnishes slowly in moist air. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day. Feel free to ask more questions.</span>
