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Surface tension

physical science Maturity 7-9

Water has a skin.

RainDrops1.jpg
RainDrops1.jpg
This skin pulls together. It makes round drops. It helps bugs float. This is very cool! Can you see it?

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File:RainDrops1.jpg
RainDrops1.jpg
Cutting a water droplet using a...
Surface tension experimental demonstration.ogv
File:WassermoleküleInTröpfchen.svg
WassermoleküleInTröpfchen.svg
File:Water droplet lying on a damask.jpg
Water droplet lying on a damask.jpg
File:Surface growing.png
Surface growing.png
File:CurvedSurfaceTension.png
CurvedSurfaceTension.png
File:Surface Tension Diagram.svg
Surface Tension Diagram.svg
File:Površinska napetost milnica.jpg
Površinska napetost milnica.jpg
File:SurfTensionContactAngle.svg
SurfTensionContactAngle.svg
File:HgBarometer.svg
HgBarometer.svg
File:CapillaryAction.svg
CapillaryAction.svg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.5 | Vital Level 4