Surface Tension and Capillary Action Occur in Water Because It

question 57

Multiple Choice

Surface tension and capillary action occur in water because it

• A) is wet.
• B) is dense.
• C) has hydrogen bonds.
• D) is nonpolar.
• E) has ionic bonds.

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Area

A measure of the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape, expressed in square units.

F-distribution

A probability distribution that arises in the testing of whether two population variances are equal.

Testing

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Z-test

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