This phenomenon is represented by gamma in an equation relating curvature to the pressure difference due to this phenomenon.
This phenomenon is represented by gamma in an equation relating curvature to the pressure difference due to this phenomenon. That is the Young-Laplace equation, which explains how alveoli work. This phenomenon is usually measured in dynes per centimeter. (*) Surfactants like soap decrease it. Water can climb up thin tubes in part due to this property in a phenomenon known as capillary action. Menisci are due to this phenomenon. For 10 points, name this property of liquids that results in greater intermolecular attraction at an air-liquid interface and which allows insects to walk across water.
This phenomenon is represented by gamma in an equation relating curvature to the pressure difference due to this phenomenon.
{surface tension} [or {surface free energy}; prompt on {cohesion} or {cohesive force}s]