Capillary Action Is ____

question 52

Multiple Choice

Capillary action is ____

• A) resistance to flow.
• B) the rate of collisions for gas molecules.
• C) the energy required to overcome the attractive forces between molecules in the liquid state to form a gas.
• D) the force required to expand the surface of a liquid.
• E) the drawing of a liquid up the inside of a small-bore tube when adhesive forces exceed cohesive forces.

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