Explain why mercury does not wet glass while water does.
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Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
Mercury does not wet glass because (force of) cohesion/attraction of mercury molecules is greater than (force of) adhesion/attraction between glass and mercury molecules.
Water wets glass because (force of) adhesion/attraction between glass and water molecules is greater than (force of) cohesion/attraction of water molecules.
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