NEET 2020
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2020
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Mechanical Properties of Fluids
NEET 2020 · Physics · Mechanical Properties of Fluids
A liquid does not wet the solid surface if angle of contact is:
A liquid does not wet the solid surface if angle of contact is:
Options
- Aequal to
- Bequal to
- Cgreater than
- Dzero
Correct answer
C. greater than
Step-by-step solution
A liquid does not wet the solid surface if the angle of contact is obtuse ie, greater than . In this case cohesive forces will be greater than adhesive forces and so, the liquid does not wet the surface of solid.