Other
Scientific paper
May 1929
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1929natur.123..759b&link_type=abstract
Nature, Volume 123, Issue 3107, pp. 759 (1929).
Other
Scientific paper
IN a letter in NATURE of Mar. 16, Mr. N. K. Adam describes the floating of small globules of mercury on a water surface, even when the latter was considerably contaminated. He concludes that for equilibrium to be possible, the mercury-air tension must have been reduced by the order of one or two hundred dynes. It is not necessary to suppose such a decrease. It appears that the part played by curvature of the surfaces in determining conditions for the equilibrium or the spreading of one liquid on another has been neglected. Experimentally, we have the observations of Burdon (Proc. Roy. Soc., 38, 2, 154; 1926), who found that water would spread over the surface of a large, clean mercury drop, but that its progress was stopped when the curved edge of the drop was reached, where acceleration ` downhill' would be expected.
No associations
LandOfFree
Floating Mercury on Water does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Floating Mercury on Water, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Floating Mercury on Water will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1449025