Question

mercury does not make glass wet whereas water does. explain.

Answer 1

Because of different surface tensions if water and mercury...

Answer 2

Water wets the glass surface but mercury does not because the force of cohesion between water molecules is less as compared to the force of adhesion between water and glass molecules.

The force of adhesion between mercury and glass is less as compared to the force of cohesion between mercury molecules.

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