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Forces between similar molecules are said to be

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podryga [215]3 years ago

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Answer:

Forces between similar molecules are said to be cohesive while those between different types of molecules are said to be adhesive.

Water 'beads' due to its strong cohesive forces. The meniscus of water in a glass tube is concave because the adhesive forces are strong.

Explanation:

The water in a tube has stronger adhesive forces between the water and glass molecules, so the cohesive forces between water molecules are weaker. That makes the water 'ascend' through the tube, giving a concave form of the meniscus. Another example is mercury, which is the opposite. In this case, the cohesive forces are stronger than the adhesive ones, thus the meniscus is convex.

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