Description : Rain drops acquire spherical shape due to - (1) viscosity (2) surface tension (3) friction (4) elasticity
Last Answer : (2) surface tension Explanation: The Surface tension pulls the surface of the drop equally at all points thus produces the spherical shape having the minimum surface area.
Description : The fluid property which matters for falling rain drops to acquire spherical shape is its (A) Pressure (B) Height of descend (C) Viscosity (D) Surface tension
Last Answer : (D) Surface tension
Description : A falling drop of rain water ac-quires the spherical shape due to – (1) Viscosity (2) Surface Tension (3) Atmospheric pressure (4) Gravitational force
Last Answer : (2) Surface Tension Explanation: Raindrops start out as round high in the atmosphere as water collects on dust and smoke particles in clouds. But as raindrops fall, they lose their rounded ... the molecules stick together. The cause is the weak hydrogen bonds that occur between water molecules.
Description : A falling drop of rain water acquires the spherical shape due to (1) Viscosity (2) Surface Tension (3) Atmospheric pressure (4) Gravitational force
Last Answer : Surface Tension
Description : Rain drops are spherical because of (A) Viscosity (B) Air resistance (C) Surface tension forces (D) Atmospheric pressure
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The hair of shaving brush clings together when removed from water due to – (1) Surface tension (2) Viscosity (3) Elasticity (4) Friction
Last Answer : (1) Surface tension Explanation: Surface tension is a contractive tendency of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. It is revealed, for example, in the floating of ... is caused by cohesion of similar molecules, and is responsible for many of the behaviors of liquids.
Description : Water drops are spherical because of - (1) viscosity (2) density (3) polarity (4) surface tension
Last Answer : (4) surface tension Explanation: Surface tension is responsible for the shape of liquid droplets. Although easily deformed, droplets of water tend to be pulled into a spherical shape by ... absence of other forces, including gravity, drops of virtually all liquids would be approximately spherical.
Description : Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to – (1) Surface tension (2) Viscosity (3) Specific gravity (4) Elasticity
Last Answer : (1) Surface tension Explanation: Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to Surface Tension. The surface of a liquid behaves like an elastic membrane and therefore, has a tendency to contract. This property of liquid is called Surface Tension.
Description : Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to (1) Surface tension (2) Viscosity (3) Specific gravity (4) Elasticity
Last Answer : Surface tension
Description : Spherical shape of mercury droplets is due to its (A) High viscosity (B) Low surface tension (C) High density (D) High surface tension
Last Answer : Option D
Description : The force responsible for drops of liquid assuming a spherical shape is known as: w) strong nuclear force x) Van der Waals attraction y) surface tension z) osmotic pressure
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SURFACE TENSION
Description : Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to _____? A. Surface tension B. Viscosity C. Elasticity D. Specific gravity
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : Material for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to ----? A. Surface tension (Answer) B. Viscosity C. Specific gravity D. Elasticity
Last Answer : A. Surface tension (Answer)
Description : Small bubbles are perfectly spherical because of – (1) Gravity (2) Pressure (3) Viscosity (4) Surface tension
Last Answer : (4) Surface tension Explanation: Surface tension is responsible for the shape of liquid droplets. Although easily deformed, droplets of water tend to be pulled into a spherical shape by the cohesive ... shape minimizes the necessary "wall tension" of the surface layer according to Laplace's law.
Description : Small bubbles are perfectly spherical because of (1) Gravity (2) Pressure (3) Viscosity (4) Surface tension
Description : Spherical shape of rain drops can be ex- plained by?
Last Answer : Surface tension of water
Description : Why the rain drops acquired the spherical shape?
Description : Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of (A) Surface tension of water (B) Compressibility of water (C) Capillarity of water (D) Viscosity of water
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of (A) Adhesion (B) Cohesion (C) Surface tension (D) Viscosity
Description : For similarity, in addition to models being geometrically similar to prototype, the following in both cases should also be equal (A) Ratio of inertial force to force due to viscosity (B) ... the four ratios of inertial force to force due to viscosity, gravitation, surface tension, and elasticity
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Rain drops falling through atmospheric air attain limited terminal velocity, because of (A) Upward thrust due to air (B) Viscous force exerted by air (C) Surface tension effects of water (D) Force of gravity
Last Answer : Option B
Description : Surface tension of a liquid (A) Is due to intermolecular forces of cohesion (B) Decreases with rise in temperature (C) Is responsible for the spherical shape of an isolated liquid drop (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : Free surface of a liquid tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to force of (A) Surface tension (B) Viscosity (C) Friction (D) Cohesion
Description : Detergents clean surfaces on the principle of – (1) viscosity (2) surface tension (3) elasticity (4) floatation
Last Answer : (2) surface tension Explanation: Detergents and soaps are used for cleaning because pure water can't remove oily, organic soiling. Soap cleans by acting as an emulsifier. Basically, soap ... and World War II. Detergents are primarily surfactants, which could be produced easily from petrochemicals.
Description : Detergents clean surfaces on the principle of (1) viscosity (2) surface tension (3) elasticity (4) floatation
Last Answer : surface tension
Description : Water drops cannot stick to the oily surface due to – (1) lack of adhesive force (2) surface tension (3) cannot mix each other (4) water is lighter than oil
Last Answer : (2) surface tension Explanation: The separation of oil and water is caused due to the difference in surface tension of the two liquids. The water molecules stick together tightly and does not mix ... to each other very strongly, forming an invisible "skin" of surface tension around each drop.
Description : Water drops cannot stick to the oily surface due to (1) lack of adhesive force (2) surface tension (3) cannot mix each other (4) water is lighter than oil
Description : Rain drops (assumed to be spherical) of radii R1, 2R1, 3R, 4R, a.all of them will be zero b.all of them will be same c.drops of radius R will be maximum d.drops of radius R will be minimum e.107 dynes
Last Answer : d. drops of radius R will be minimum
Description : A liquid disturbed by stirring comes to rest due to – (1) density (2) surface tension (3) viscosity (4) centripetal force
Last Answer : (3) viscosity Explanation: It happens because of viscosity. The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to gradual deformation by shear stress or tensile stress. It is due to friction between neighboring parcels of the fluid that are moving at different velocities.
Description : A solid needle placed horizon-tally on the surface of the water floats due to – (1) capillary action (2) water pressure (3) surface tension of water (4) viscosity of water
Last Answer : (3) surface tension of water Explanation: A solid needle placed horizontally on the surface of water floats due to surface tension of water.
Description : Rise of oil a wick is due to – (1) density of the oil (2) viscosity of the oil (3) surface tension of the oil (4) pressure of the oil
Last Answer : (3) surface tension of the oil Explanation: The phenomenon of rise or fall of liquid in a capillary tube is called capillarity. Oil rises through a wick due to capillarity. The narrow ... tiny capillaries, through which oil rises. Capillary action is the result of adhesion and surface tension.
Description : A liquid disturbed by stirring comes to rest due to (1) density (2) surface tension (3) viscosity (4) centripetal force
Last Answer : viscosity
Description : A solid needle placed horizontally on the surface of the water floats due to (1) capillary action (2) water pressure (3) surface tension of water (4) viscosity of water
Last Answer : surface tension of water
Description : Rise of oil a wick is due to (1) density of the oil (2) viscosity of the oil (3) surface tension of the oil (4) pressure of the oil
Last Answer : surface tension of the oil
Description : Why liquid drops are spherical in shape?
Last Answer : Ans. Because of surface tension, the molecules tend to minimize the surface area and sphere has minimum surface area.
Description : Why the needle of iron swims on water surface when it is kept gently? (1) It will remain under the water, when it will displace more water than its weight (2) the density of needle is less than that of water (3) due to surface tension (4) due to its shape
Last Answer : (3) due to surface tension Explanation: According to Archimedes principle and we can note that the amount of water displaced by a needle is lesser than the amount of water moved out by the needle ( ... is a contractive tendency of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force.
Description : Why the needle of iron swims on water surface when it is kept gently ? (1) It will remain under the water, when it will displace more water than its weight (2) the density of needle is less than that of water (3) due to surface tension (4) due to its shape
Last Answer : due to surface tension
Description : A drop of liquid assumes spherical shape because: (1) Intermolecular forces are strong in liquids (2) A sphere has the least surface area for a given volume (3) A sphere has the largest surface area for a given volume (4) Inter molecular forces are weak in liquids
Last Answer : (2) A sphere has the least surface area for a given volume Explanation: A drop of liquid assumes spherical shape because a sphere has the least surface area for a given volume.
Last Answer : A sphere has the least surface area for a given volume
Description : A small drop of oil spreads over water because : (1) oil has a higher surface tension (2) water has a higher surface tension (3) oil has a higher viscosity (4) water has a higher viscosity
Last Answer : (2) water has a higher surface tension Explanation: Dispersion is used to separate a beam of white light into its constituent spectrum of colours. This phenomenon leads to rainbow.
Description : A needle or a pin floats on the surface of water because of – (1) Surface tension (2) Surface energy (3) Viscosity (4) Adhesive force
Last Answer : (1) Surface tension Explanation: The pin or needle floats because of an invisible elastic skin on the surface of the water. This elastic skin is called surface tension. Surface tension of the water leads to forces strong enough to support the needle's weight.
Description : If there were no gravity, which of the following will not be there for a fluid? (1) Viscosity (2) Surface Tension (3) Pressure (4) Upward Thrust
Last Answer : (4) Upward Thrust Explanation: If there is no gravity, there will not be any upward thrust to keep a liquid buoyant. Whenever a body is placed in a fluid, the fluid applies resultant up ... gravity at the given place. Up thrust increases with increase in acceleration due to gravity and vice versa.
Description : Pieces of camphor placed on water move about rapidly. This is because of - (1) diffusion (2) viscosity (3) surface tension (4) capillarity
Last Answer : (3) surface tension Explanation: The Camphor slowly dissolves in the water lowering the latter's surface tension in the immediate neighbourhood. When after sometime the whole surface settles for the reduced tension, the movement of the camphor too short.
Description : Alcohol is more volatile than water because ______ is lower than water. (1) its boiling point (2) its density (3) its viscosity (4) its surface tension
Last Answer : (1) its boiling point Explanation: Drinking alcohol (ethanol) and a lot of other simple alcohols are more volatile than water because they are less polar. Thus, alcohol has higher vapor pres-sure and ... C is what makes it possible to distill alcohol into a much stronger solution than wine or beer.
Description : Ball pen functions on the principle of : (1) Viscosity (2) Boyle's Law (3) Gravitational force (4) Surface tension
Last Answer : (4) Surface tension Explanation: The ballpoint pen is one of the most simple and yet ubiquitous devices whose function depends on surface tension. With a pen held upright, gravity and surface tension act in concert to get ink onto the ball.
Description : When a bottle of perfume is opened in one corner of a room the smell spreads soon throughout the room. This is an example of - (1) surface tension (2) capillarit (3) viscosity (4) diffusion
Last Answer : (1) surface tension Explanation: Diffusion is the spreading – mixing of gases through molecular motion.
Last Answer : (3) surface tension Explanation: The Camphor slowly dissolves in the water lowering the latter’s surface tension in the immediate neighborhood. The stronger pull exerted by the uncontaminated portion of water brings about a movement of the surface and the camphor particles are carried along with it.
Description : Which of the following is a result of Surface tension? (1) Gravitational pull (2) Viscosity (3) Capillary action (4) Radiation
Last Answer : (3) Capillary action Explanation: Capillary action is the result of adhesion and surface tension. Adhesion of water to the walls of a vessel will cause an upward force on the liquid at the edges ... intact, so instead of just the edges moving upward, the whole liquid surface is dragged upward.
Last Answer : Upward Thrust