This phenomenon is represented by gamma in an equation relating curvature to the pressure difference due to this phenomenon. That is the Young-Laplace equation, which explains how alveoli work. This phenomenon is usually measured in dynes per centimeter. (*) Surfactants like soap decrease it. Water can climb up thin tubes in part due to this property in a phenomenon known as capillary action. Menisci are due to this phenomenon. For 10 points, name this property of liquids that results in greater intermolecular attraction at an air-liquid interf
This phenomenon is represented by gamma in an equation relating curvature to the pressure difference due to this phenomenon. That is the Young-Laplace equation, which explains how alveoli work. This phenomenon is usually measured in dynes per centimeter. (*) Surfactants like soap decrease it. Water can climb up thin tubes in part due to this property in a phenomenon known as capillary action. Menisci are due to this phenomenon. For 10 points, name this property of liquids that results in greater intermolecular attraction at an air-liquid interface and which allows insects to walk across water.
This phenomenon is represented by gamma in an equation relating curvature to the pressure difference due to this phenomenon.
{surface tension} [or {surface free energy}; prompt on {cohesion} or {cohesive force}s]