Chemistry › Section J · Liquids and solids › Topic J.2
Properties of liquids
Why does honey pour slowly, why can an insect stand on a pond, and why does water creep up a paper towel? Each answer comes back to the intermolecular forces between the molecules of the liquid.
In this topic
- What makes a liquid a liquid
- Viscosity: resistance to flow
- Viscosity and temperature
- Worked example: ranking viscosity
- Surface tension
- Cohesion, adhesion and the meniscus
- Capillary action
- Worked example: capillary rise
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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