Question 49

Which of the following explains the concave meniscus of water in a clean glass tube? the

  • A.adhension between water and glass molecules is greater than the sdhension between water molecules
  • B.cohension between water molecules is greater then the adhension between glass and water molecule
  • C.molecules of water near the glass move faster than the molecules at the centre of the tube
  • D.molecules of water at the water-air boundary are often attracted to the centre of the tube
  • E.weight of the water pulls the centre part of the surface down
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1998
Question no.
#49
Type
Objective

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