The tendency of a liquid to minimize its surface area is due to:
Viscosity
Surface tension
Vapor pressure
Density
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The temperature at which real gases obey the ideal gas laws over a wide range of pressure is called
Critical temperature
Boyle temperature
Inversion temperature
Reduced temperature
Which form of matter is highly compressible?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Colloidal
A small drop of liquid of surface tension T and radius r is broken into 'n' identical smaller droplets. Assuming no loss of mass, what is the change in surface energy?
4ΟT(n^{2/3} - 1)
4ΟT(n^{1/3} - 1)
4ΟT(n^{-1/3} - 1)
4ΟT(n^{-2/3} - 1)
Which of the following properties is not characteristic of liquids?
Definite shape
Definite volume
Fluidity
Surface tension
The relationship between and is:
The following is a method to determine the surface tension of liquids
Single capillary method
Refractometric method
Polarimetric method
Boiling point method
The phenomenon of capillary action is primarily due to:
Viscosity only
Surface tension only
Adhesive forces only
Both surface tension and adhesive forces
If the pressure at the triple point of a substance is greater than , we expect:
The boiling point of the liquid to be lower than triple point temperature
That the substance cannot exist as a liquid
The solid sublimes without melting
The melting point of the solid to be at a lower temperature than the triple point temperature
Which of the following liquids is expected to have the highest vapour pressure at a given temperature?
Water
Ethanol
Diethyl ether
Glycerol
Which property of liquids explains the spherical shape of a free-falling drop?
Viscosity
Vapour Pressure
Surface Tension
Boiling Point