Raindrops aren’t teardrop-shaped—they’re more like hamburger buns, shaped by surface tension and air resistance as they fall ...

The water molecules at the surface are attracted to the charged end of the detergent molecules. As the surface water molecules are attracted outward, this acts against their inward attraction that was ...

This is a great example of surface tension and water. The molecules in the droplet have strong attractions to each other. Try filling an eyedropper with water and drop several droplets on wax paper.

Demonstrates basic principles of water, including surface tension, pressure, and buoyancy. It shows how water can hold more than its brim due to surface tension, how pressure increases with depth ...

The surface tension force is pulling those water molecules back into the bulk of the water — and as it does, the bubble collapses. To make the bubbles in sea foam stable and last for a long time ...

Inspired by the surface tension of a droplet of liquid, researchers have created an adjustable wheel that alters shape in real-time, tackling uneven surfaces and high obstacles with ease. It’s ...

Those surfactant molecules are attracted to the glass plate, and they adhere to it. As it’s coming out, some of what is dripping off is mostly that underlying water. “They’re called surfactant ...

Water molecules attract each other. The molecules at the surface of a body of water make a film under tension. That film is strong enough to support a needle or a small insect like a water strider.

Alcohol molecules do not attract each other as strongly as water molecules and have a weaker surface tension. Image Water and Detergent. The charged end of a detergent molecule attracts water ...