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Grade 12th passMechanics

angle of contact between pure water and pure glass is 0 at room temperature (given in literature).But how can it be possible that a liquid contained in a capillary have a 0 angle of contact?
explain with diagram.

Profile image of akash gupta
9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
In bonding Wetting, adhesive and cohesive forces are important to determine the contact angles b/w the water  and glass. so mainly wetting and the suface forces are the main reason for elatd effects and hence capillary effects too.
In perfect wetting the contact angle is zero and the reason is the liquid -liquid intercation is very much weak and the solid-liquid interaction is strong.