This quantity's relation between three phases of a substance yields its contact angle.
This quantity's relation between three phases of a substance yields its contact angle. This property, which takes units of force per length and Gibbs free energy per unit area at constant temperature and pressure, can be conceptualized as the minimization of potential energy across an area. Capillary action is a result of adhesive forces and this cohesive property, which causes water to assume a concave meniscus in glass tubes. For 10 points, name this property of fluids that allows water striders to walk on water.
This quantity's relation between three phases of a substance yields its contact angle.
surface tension