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The Surface Tension of Solids
Author(s) -
Sell P.J.,
Neumann A. W.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.196602991
Subject(s) - surface tension , wetting , maximum bubble pressure method , solid surface , tension (geology) , surface (topology) , materials science , thermodynamics , mechanics , chemistry , composite material , physics , chemical physics , mathematics , geometry , ultimate tensile strength
The surface tension of a solid, unlike that of a liquid, cannot be measured directly. After a discussion of the most important methods used so far, all of which are subject to uncertainty the determination of the surface tension of solids from the wetting equilibrium is described.