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tension
(redirected from surface tension)

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Because of water's surface tension, water molecules stick to the surfaces of soil particles, forming tiny water-bridges between the particles says Peter Schiffer, a physicist at Pennsylvania State University.
This purifier works on the surface tension principle and rotational fluid motion, also known as Cyclone Separation.
On dry or uneven surfaces, or when a frog hangs upside down, the mucus creates surface tension and viscosity--in other words, extra dinginess.
 
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