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Richard Phillips (Rich at chums.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: In article <5arda4$82t at daily-planet.nodak.edu>, Superdave the
: Wonderchemist <thweatt at prairie.nodak.edu> writes
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: >Billy Yeung Kei Chun (billyy at connect.ab.ca) wrote:
: >: Hi, I am now doing a research project in class on "how to increase to
: >: surface tension of water" The water is just the ordinary water from the
: >: tap that we use in our daily life. If anyone realize the answer of possess
: >: any information please help me out of it. Thank you
: >
: >: Billy
: >
: >
: >I will help:
: >
: >According to my hady-dandy CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (70th
: >edition, 1989-1990, CRC Press, USA) the surface tension of "pure" water
: >against air at 20 degrees C is 72.75 dynes/cm.
: >At 0 degrees celcius, the surface tension of water is 75.6 dynes/cm, at
: >100 degress it is only 58.9 dynes/cm.
: >-Superdave The Wonderchemist
: >
: Dear Superdave The Wonderchemist
: Would dynes/cm be some sort of ancient measurement?
:: Does it have any relationship to Newtons/metre????
: Ordinary Richard The Abandonedchemistryfirstyearuniversity
: p.s celcius ... Superspelling of celsius, I presume :)
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: Richard Phillips
celcius is the correct spelling of celsius after 12:00 AM CST. One
Newton/m is equal to 100 dynes/cm IIRC.
-Superdave The Wonderchemist