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The following resources were consulted in the making of this study unit:
LibreText Chemistry (2023) Capillary Action. Available here. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
LibreText Chemistry (2023) Surface Tension, Viscosity, and Capillary Action. Available here. CC BY
KClassScienceChannel. You tube video. Capillarity and Surface Tension. Available here.
Images:
Capillary action | MesserWoland | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillary_action#/media/File:Capillarity.svg | CC-BY-SA-2.5 |
Meniscus formation | Stephen Lower | https://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/states/liquids.html | CCA 3.0 |
Paper towel absorbing liquid | Mark Blaser | https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-chem-atoms-first/chapter/properties-of-liquids/ | CC BY |
capillary action in a xylem | Mrgscience | https://www.mrgscience.com/topic-91-transport-in-the-xylem-of-plants.html | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 |
Different sized tubes | Eduard Konečný | https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Physical_Properties_of_Matter/States_of_Matter/Properties_of_Liquids/Capillary_Action | Public domain |
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