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Adhesion, Cohesion, and Surface Tension Demonstration

Adhesion, Cohesion, and Surface Tension Demonstration

This short (<5-10 minutes) pair of demonstrations uses glass slides with a very thin film of water to demonstrate the cohesive and adhesive forces of water molecules, and a needle floating on water to demonstrate surface tension.

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