Chemical Engineering - Fluid Mechanics - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Fluid Mechanics - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
1.
The fluid property, due to which, mercury does not wet the glass is
surface tension
viscosity
cohesion
adhesion
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Afja said:   2 months ago
The fluid property due to which mercury does not wet the glass is *cohesion*.

Mercury has strong cohesive forces between its molecules, which leads to high surface tension and prevents it from spreading out and wetting the glass surface.

Tandelu Balaram said:   3 months ago
According to me, Cohesive force is the correct answer. Surface tension is also a reason because of cohesive force b/w surface molecules of mercury.

Jdp said:   11 months ago
In the case of Mercury, if we put a tube inside the beaker full of mercury then the level of mercury in the tube will fall and the tube doesn't get wet because cohesive force is more than adhesive force. This property is called adhesion.
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Ashitosh Kopurwad said:   1 year ago
Mercury is highly cohesive so it has a very high force of attraction between similar molecules. So mercury doesn't wet the glass.
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Santosh said:   2 years ago
I think Cohesion is the correct answer.
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RAJKUMAR PEGU said:   2 years ago
The correct answer is Cohesion.
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Dhanush said:   3 years ago
Surface tension is a property that arises due to the intermolecular forces of attraction among the molecules of the liquid. In the case of mercury taken in a glass tube, adhesive forces are weaker than cohesive forces. So, the mercury molecule does not wet the glass.
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Ramodh kr Gautam said:   3 years ago
Yes, Adhesive forces are right.
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Sagar said:   3 years ago
Cohesive forces between molecules cause the surface of a liquid to contract to the smallest possible surface area. This general effect is called surface tension.

So, option A right.
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Suraj said:   3 years ago
Mercury does not wet the glass because the cohesive force with the drops is stronger than the adhesive force between the drops and glass.
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