Civil Engineering - Hydraulics - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Hydraulics - Section 3 (Q.No. 23)
23.
Molecules of fluids get attracted due to
capillarity action
surface tension
adhesion
cohesion
none of these.
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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Karan said:   10 years ago
Molecules of fluid get attracted due to cohesion.

Example: When you drop a Mercury in to the horizontal surface, it gets gathered due to cohesion. And if you drop a water in surface, it gets wets and flow in all direction, it is due to adhesion.

Mercury is a non-wetting fluid and water is a wetting fluid. So right answer is the option 'C'.

Udaye said:   10 years ago
Molecules of fluid get attracted due to cohesion you writing and at last you telling answer is C. What is the answer?

Puneet said:   9 years ago
It is D .

Or the question should explain whether molecules are attracted towards a different material or towards itself.

Science_freak said:   9 years ago
The answer should be cohesion, not adhesion.

Mohit Masiwal said:   9 years ago
Fluids means different fluids not one fluid. Different fluids molecules attract due to adhesion. And if written attraction between fluid (note here no 's' at end ) so there having same fluid with differnt molecules and so cohesion.

Baloch said:   9 years ago
Actually, both are attractive forces.

Difference is only that adhesive force is an attraction between unlike molecules (eg molecules of water with beaker) and cohesion is between like molecules (molecules of water).

Sanjay said:   8 years ago
Answer should be cohesion according to the question.

Pramod kumar said:   8 years ago
Yes, the answer is D.

Puni said:   8 years ago
D) cohesion is the answer.

Nabam Julius said:   8 years ago
Cohesion isvthe property of a material to attract its molecules whereas.

Adhesion is the property to attract other molecules and threfre water does not attract other molecules. So answer is D.


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