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SURFACE TENSION

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the property of a liquid due to which its free surface tries to have minimum surface area?

a)

Viscosity

b)

Buoyancy

c)

Surface tension

d)

Rigidity

2.

What's the difference between Cohesion and Adhesion?

a)

Cohesion is the attraction between the same substance and Adhesion is the attraction of different substances

b)

they both attract different substances

c)

They both attract the same substance

d)

They don't attract anything

3.

Which of the following contribute to the reason behind the origin of surface tension?

a)

only cohesive forces

b)

only adhesive forces

c)

neither cohesive forces nor adhesive forces

d)

both cohesive forces and adhesive forces

4.

Which is the effect of increase in the temperature on the surface tension of the liquid?

a)

it decreases

b)

it increases

c)

it remains the same

d)

None of the above

5.

What is the main cause of capillarity?

a)

difference in weight of fluids

b)

pressure difference

c)

temperature difference

d)

velocity gradient

6.

The surface energy of a substance is defined as …

a)

the energy required for the formation of a new unit area of surface.

b)

the strength of the bonds that hold the substance together.

c)

the energy released when a new unit area of surface is created.

d)

the extent to which water wets the surface of the substance at room temperature.

7.

Refer to the picture of water sticking to a leaf; this is occurring because of:

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

8.
Which characteristic of water will allow a paperclip to remain floating on water when the paperclip is gently placed on top of the water?
a)
adhesion
b)
surface tension
c)
solvent properties
d)
nonpolar
9.

Dimensional formula of surface tension is

a)

[MLT].

b)

[MT-2].

c)

[M0T-2].

d)

[ML2T-2].

10.

The surface tension of a soap solution is 0.03N/m.The work done to produce a soap bubble of radius 0.05m is

a)

1.6 x 10-3 J

b)

2.6 x 10-3 J

c)

1.6 x 10-6 J

d)

1.88 x 10-3 J

11.

The surface tension of a liquid is T. The increase in its energy on increasing the area of its surface by amount A is

a)

TA

b)

T2A

c)

T

d)

T2A2

12.

The force required to seperate two glass plates of area

10-2m2 with a film of water 0.05mm thickness between them is (surface tension of water is 70 x 10-3N/m)

a)

25N

b)

20N

c)

14N

d)

28N

13.

Define Molecular Range.

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14.

What is surface energy?

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15.

What do you mean by angle of contact?

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