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The Surface of Liquid Water Behaves Like an Elastic Film

THE SURFACE OF LIQUID WATER BEHAVES LIKE AN ELASTIC FILM [Pg.264]

A molecule at the surface is pulled only sideways and downward by neighboring molecules. A molecule beneath the surface is pulled equally in all directions. [Pg.264]

Soap or detergent molecules align themselves at the surface of liquid water so that their nonpolar tails can escape the polarity of the water. This arrangement disrupts the water s surface tension. [Pg.265]

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