Water shows concave meniscus in a narrow glass tube. This is because.

1.	Water shows concave meniscus in a narrow glass tube. This is because.
Answer» adhesive forces is STRONGER than COHESIVE force. adhesive force is WEAKER then cohesive forces. cohesive forces and adhesive are equal of absence of adhesive force. Solution :The force of attraction similar MOLECULES is called cohesive force and that between dissimilar molecules is called adhesive forces. Ashesive forces act between water molecules and glass molecules. Due to stronger adhesive forces over cohesive forces, water shows concave meniscus in narrow glass TUBE.

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