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emilie cohen
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Properties of liquids

Post by emilie cohen »

How does one ( a 6 grader) as an experiment --- Measure the surface tension of liquids ?
I am a parent trying to help
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jessicahua
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Post by jessicahua »

hi!

I found some sites that show how to measure surface tension. Here are two of them:

1. http://www.science-projects.com/SurfTension.htm
2. https://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentorin ... ?from=Home

I hope this helps! If you need more help just post again! :D
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ghariman
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Post by ghariman »

Hi Mrs. Cohen,

Here is a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_tension

Look at the section "Liquid in vertical tube". There are some explanations about how to measure liquid surface tension.
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