A piece of wire gauze can be made to lie on water because

PHYSICS
JAMB 1997

A piece of wire gauze can be made to lie on water because

  • A. the wire guaze is less dense than water
  • B. the water molecules repels the wire guaze upwards
  • C. the water surface has the effect of an elastic thin skin
  • D. of the cohensive forces between the water and the wire guaze molecules

Correct Answer: C. the water surface has the effect of an elastic thin skin



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