Snow, Benjamin Warner, 1860- · Madison, Wis. · leaf 215
)etween the particles of mercury. Tn geiiei-al it may be remarked that if a solid is wet by a licpiid,tlie adhesion ])etween the two is greater than the cohesion ofthe liquid: but if a solid is not wet by a liquid, the adhesionbetween them is less than the cohesion of the liquid. The ad-hesive… … 195. Change of Surface Form Near a Wall. Since the par-ticles of a solid exert this great attractive force upon the particlesof a liquid, it is not surprising to find that the form of a liquidsurface changes near the walls of the containing vessel, becomingconcave or convex according as the…
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