Question

8. What is a meniscus? Why does water form a concave meniscus in a glass vessel?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

A common injury in which forceful twisting causes certain tissue in the knee to tear.

A meniscus tear occurs in the rubbery knee cartilage that cushions the shinbone from the thighbone. The meniscus can tear with forceful twisting or rotation of the kneeA concave meniscus, which is what you normally will see, occurs when the molecules of the liquid are attracted to those of the container. This occurs with water and a glass tube. A convex meniscus occurs when the molecules have a stronger attraction to each other than to the container, as with mercury and glass