Thermodynamics of capillary rise: Why is the meniscus curved?

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 150-154

  Henriksson, Ul ^a   Eriksson, Jan Christer ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; CONTACT ANGLE; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FREE ENERGY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMICS;

CAPILLARY RISE; MENISCUS CURVED;

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0346342608     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p150     Document Type: Article

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