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Explain why, if you pour water into a glass very carefully, you can "stack" the water slightly above the rim of the glass.
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Surface tension is a property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. It is the result of cohesive forces between liquid molecules. In the case of water, these cohesive forces are due to hydrogen bonding between water molecules. Show more…
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