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PROPERTIES OF LIQUID

1. Surface Tension- This is the first of the properties of the liquid which only the liquid has the ability to do these five properties. This
surface tension is the measure of the elastic force in the surface of a liquid. Here it seems to have a covering, which when a light object
is gently placed in a liquid or more specifically, for example in water, its tendency is only to float and not sink, for the reason that the
object is not so strong so that it breaks the intermolecular force of the liquid or water. That means there is tension on the surface. And
examples of this are the needle and the water spider walking on the water. In a needle, when it is slowly placed on the top of the water,
it will only float because it cannot break the intermolecular forces of the water. And for the water spider, it is an animal or living thing
that is only light so it can walk on water because its weight is not enough to break the intermolecular forces of water.
2. Capillary Action- Here in the property of this liquid, it is the action to rise a liquid in a narrow tube, even if nothing pushes the liquid to
rise. It does not occur in liquid to liquid, nor does it occur in liquid to gas, but it does occur in liquid to narrow solid. And an example of
this is our watering of plants and the paper or cloth. Concealed in our knowledge, we use water for watering plants, once we water the
plant, it absorbs the water and the capillary action occurs where the water goes to the different parts of plants. And on paper or cloth,
for example there is spilled water somewhere and when the paper or cloth gets there, capillary action occurs where the paper or cloth
absorbs water. Here in the property of the liquid it is only suitable of course in liquid and even in solid or narrow solid.
3. Viscosity- It is the third of the properties of the liquid which it is the measure of fluid’s resistance to flow. Here in this property, when the
viscosity of a liquid is high, it flows slowly and when the viscosity of a liquid is low, it flows fast. And the example for this is water and
condensed milk. As for water, we all know that water is one of the most useful examples when it comes to liquid and we all know that
water flows fast. So, that means the water has a low viscosity so it flows fast. And for condensed milk, we all know that when we put
condensed milk in a salad or anywhere, it flows slowly. So, it means that condensed milk has a high viscosity so it flows slowly.
4. Vapor Pressure- This in turn is the fourth of the properties of the liquid, here, the liquid turns into gas. Or in other words, it is the ability
of a liquid to turn into gas when the temperature and pressure are high. Which, in turn, it does not matter how much liquid that turns
into gas. It is said that when the number of gaseous particles is high, the pressure exerted by gas is also high. And the best example for
this is boiling water in a kettle.
5. Molar Heat of Vaporization and Boiling Point- And this is the fifth and last property of liquid. Where molar heat of vaporization, it is the
energy required to vaporize 1 mole of a liquid at a given temperature. And the boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which the
liquid converts or turns into gas. That when the temperature of a liquid is high, it evaporates and turns into gas. And examples of this are
vaporization and steam of water while cooking food, for example, siomai and siopao.

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