Question

The shape of a liquid's meniscus is determined by ________. the viscosity of the liquid the type of material the container is made of the relative magnitudes of cohesive forces in the liquid and adhesive forces between the liquid and its container the amount of hydrogen bonding in the liquid the volume of the liquid.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is the relative magnitudes of cohesive forces in the liquid and adhesive forces between the liquid and its container

Explanation:

The properties of the meniscus of a liquid when placed in a container is a macroscopic property as it is the characteristic behaviour of the liquid in nature.

Cohesive and adhesive forces describe the tendency of a substance to either attempt to pull its parts together, cohesion, or to attempt to attach to the surrounding object upon which or adjacent to its position.

Liquid cohesive and adhesive forces determines its meniscus or the nature of its surface interaction when placed in a graduated cylinder or on a flat surface.

An adhesive liquid lay flat, forming a thin film when poured on a flat surface and maintains a u shaped surface profile when placed in a pippet while an adhesive liquid tries to assume small globules of spheroidal shape when poured on a flat surface, and they maintain an shaped profile in a pippet