Surface Tension of Water Explained

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  • Опубликовано: 22 июл 2020
  • Surface tension in liquid water resists an external force because of cohesive nature (due to hydrogen bonding) of its molecules. Water molecules on the surface of water differ in that they can make fewer hydrogen bonds than water molecules at the center of the liquid. As a result the water molecules are more strongly attracted, and surface tension is present.
    Resources:
    Hydrogen Bonding Explained: • Hydrogen Bonding in Water
    Polar and Non-Polar Molecules Explained: • Polar, Non-Polar, and ...
    Surface tension is a common occurrence and of great biological importance (see www.usgs.gov/special-topic/wa....
    You can demonstrate surface tension by floating a paperclip on water (see • Make a Paper Clip or C... )
    Surface Tension Diagram: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
    Water Strider Image: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
    Space Station and Water Surface Tension: • 4K Video of Colorful L...

Комментарии • 79

  • @sushiman3817
    @sushiman3817 Год назад +20

    Woke up at 3 am with a sudden curiosity on how this worked

    • @michaelreimer1111
      @michaelreimer1111 Месяц назад +1

      Thats a vibe 😂 my buddy sent me a video of a lizard skurting across a pool on its hind legs, which i told him i think it plays off surface tension...then realized i didnt really understand what that meant lol

  • @rayanmg6752
    @rayanmg6752 4 года назад +27

    Great videos dr. B.
    Your videos helped me score 99.1 out of 100 in high school chemistry.
    I have Graduated from high school a couple of weeks ago.

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад +10

      Awesome, that is most encouraging! Sounds like you have a bright future ahead.

  • @reecebailey3513
    @reecebailey3513 2 года назад

    You the man Wayne. Taking a plant phys course and it's a bit above my chemistry knowledge for some topics this helped immensely!

  • @lightcapmath2777
    @lightcapmath2777 4 года назад +5

    I ditto the other comments. 3-D modeling and clear explanation keeps me wanting to watch each and every video you create.

  • @ADNZ5442
    @ADNZ5442 3 года назад +1

    Thank you. Only video that explained it well🙏🙏🙏

  • @noalune
    @noalune Год назад

    thank you so much! i couldnt find any videos that explained this well, im glad i stumbled upon this one :)

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  Год назад

      You're very welcome!

  • @jualyal2622
    @jualyal2622 Год назад

    Thanks, easy to understand.

  • @huzaifaabedeen7119
    @huzaifaabedeen7119 2 года назад +1

    Hi Dr.B!! How does soap reduce the surface tension??

  • @raziyabadat7468
    @raziyabadat7468 4 года назад +3

    Thanks!🙏the explanation was good,
    I have not covered this yet but it seems interesting!👌

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад

      Awesome, it should be easy for you when you get to the topic!

    • @raziyabadat7468
      @raziyabadat7468 4 года назад

      I hope so

  • @_Chafia
    @_Chafia 4 года назад +2

    Thank you Dr B :)
    It's interesting & very useful to know about this 💧

    • @_Chafia
      @_Chafia 4 года назад

      If we put a mixture of H20 & D2O in a plastic container which one of these two molecules will adher strongly to the surface ?
      Thank you Dr B :)

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад +2

      @@_Chafia That is an interesting question. Data on surface tension for D2O and H2O are given here.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_water#Physical_properties
      The surface tension is similar for H2O and D2O. Interestingly there is bigger difference in viscosity.
      I'm not sure there would be any difference in how they adhered to the surface since the motion would likely keep them moving around.
      Great question!

  • @udveetpatil8002
    @udveetpatil8002 4 года назад +2

    Thank you, Sir, for the past and present, and hopefully the upcoming future!

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад +2

      Glad I can help with chemistry!

    • @WaqasAhmad-fx5wh
      @WaqasAhmad-fx5wh 3 года назад +1

      @@wbreslyn Sir in our chem book the definition of surface tension is
      The surface tension is the amount of energy required to stretch or increase the surface of a liquid by a unit area
      Sir I think this definition is wrong cox we says that the surface molecules are compressed and they are experiencing inward pull so the surface area should be decreased not increase .Sir what do u think it should be increased or decrease.

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  3 года назад +2

      @@WaqasAhmad-fx5wh That may be that they are taking into account how SA is measured. There are a number of ways:
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_tension#Methods_of_measurement

  • @sameerrai9727
    @sameerrai9727 4 года назад +1

    Your video is very interesting and helpful for me
    Thank you sir

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад

      Glad to hear that, thank you for commenting!

  • @emmanuelstephen2208
    @emmanuelstephen2208 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much sir

  • @nanak3363
    @nanak3363 4 года назад

    Very well put . Thanks.

  • @CricketBuzz_AD
    @CricketBuzz_AD 4 года назад +4

    I love this concept a say a mysterious thanks to you

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад +1

      You are most welcome!

    • @CricketBuzz_AD
      @CricketBuzz_AD 4 года назад

      @@wbreslyn sir you are from where

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад +1

      @@CricketBuzz_AD right now I'm in the US, near Washington, DC.

  • @akchaudhari1413
    @akchaudhari1413 3 года назад

    That Video is Help in my Exam

  • @petarmajstor2370
    @petarmajstor2370 2 года назад

    Finaly l understand! lack of bonds on the surface make bonds itself stronger and that's surface tension

  • @glentarrant9227
    @glentarrant9227 Месяц назад

    I’m watching waterstriders eat. They have six hands all like paddles but they are light enough to defy surface tension. They face upstream and inspect anything floating downstream, eat half of it, like a game of defender. They can accelerate so quickly!

  • @sleepyfella
    @sleepyfella 4 года назад +1

    Good job bro you will grow fast

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад +1

      Thanks, I hope so!

  • @WaqasAhmad-fx5wh
    @WaqasAhmad-fx5wh 3 года назад +1

    Sir in our chem book the definition of surface tension is
    The surface tension is the amount of energy required to stretch or increase the surface of a liquid by a unit area
    Sir I think this definition is wrong cox we says that the surface molecules are compressed and they are experiencing inward pull so the surface area should be decreased not increase .Sir what do u think it should be increased or decrease.

    • @hahahaha-bm9xs
      @hahahaha-bm9xs Год назад

      when you put a needle very lightly on the surface of water, those water molecules under the needle got pushed down. The surface area is then increased as it is stretched.

  • @user-zk3lc6ce8s
    @user-zk3lc6ce8s Год назад +4

    Why does forming lesser number of bonds result in forming stronger bonds?

  • @MadScientist267
    @MadScientist267 Месяц назад

    I was looking to see if hydrophobic surfaces might be suitable as "permanent" seeding points for crystal growth... you didn't address it directly in this video but you did mention water skeeters... lol I played with a nest of these things incessantly as a kid... and it then occurred to me, the skeeter's feet never actually touch the water... I'm thinking this translates to a "no" for my original question, but maybe not, if the object is submerged, maybe enough pressure to cause points to stick through...
    Thoughts?

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  Месяц назад

      Yeah, I could watch skeeters for hours. They actually have small hairs on their feet that repel the water. It does seem you are right about hydrophobic surfaces not being suitable. I suppose shape would come into play. Like if you had a very pointed hydrophobic surface that might change things.

  • @forouqam
    @forouqam 2 года назад

    actually perfect

  • @souravbhoi418
    @souravbhoi418 4 года назад

    Yes sir, it's the concept of the chapter.But first term is Equilibrium.
    But sir you adjust my request .so, many many thanks.......
    I'm from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад

      Interesting, perhaps they are talking about the contact angle in terms of equilibrium (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_tension#Contact_angles). They may jut be adding the term "equilibrium" as a qualifier. I'm not sure what surface tension that wasn't at equilibrium would look like.

    • @souravbhoi418
      @souravbhoi418 4 года назад

      @@wbreslyn ya but thanx

  • @huzaifaabedeen7119
    @huzaifaabedeen7119 2 года назад

    But how does the surface tension of water let it resist external force?

  • @theomommsen6875
    @theomommsen6875 Месяц назад

    Why are the bonds stronger when there are less bonds? (At the surface)

  • @kartvyasheth2087
    @kartvyasheth2087 4 года назад

    How did you run the simulation
    Did you program it yourself?

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад +2

      I used a program to do it. It's nice because it is an actual simulation based on data about the water molecule.

    • @kartvyasheth2087
      @kartvyasheth2087 4 года назад +1

      @@wbreslyn is that available on mobile

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад +1

      @@kartvyasheth2087 Not that I know of, unfortunately.

    • @kartvyasheth2087
      @kartvyasheth2087 4 года назад +1

      @@wbreslyn ok, thanks for replying 🙂👍🏽

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад +1

      @@kartvyasheth2087 No problem. Hey, you might like this, I believe it works on mobil:
      phet.colorado.edu/
      I use their stuff quite a bit in my teaching and videos.

  • @kiwanukawilliam761
    @kiwanukawilliam761 11 дней назад

    thanks Dia am getting some thing

  • @sayyarmuhammad5644
    @sayyarmuhammad5644 4 года назад

    Amazing

  • @user-jz4jz6us5p
    @user-jz4jz6us5p 3 года назад

    Isn't the water surface supposed to be concave inside a container cuz the cohesion is downward

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  3 года назад +1

      It will be in a tube like a graduated cylinder. But think about a raindrop in a leaf. It isn't concave.

  • @Khaledf
    @Khaledf 5 месяцев назад +1

    "Because they can't form many bonds those (?) bonds are going be stronger"
    Those on the surface you meant ? I did not get this point

    • @satishgp1918
      @satishgp1918 5 месяцев назад +1

      I couldnt understand it too and there is no video that properly explains surface tension they just repeat what's written on wikipedia

    • @satishgp1918
      @satishgp1918 5 месяцев назад

      If you found a better video please mind sharing it here

    • @Khaledf
      @Khaledf 5 месяцев назад

      @@satishgp1918
      I have searched lot, yet I haven't found any thing that good.

  • @zackaccount
    @zackaccount 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you. As a layman who has only a vague recollection of high school chemistry, this really satisfied my late night curiosity.

  • @hanscarlosirch8044
    @hanscarlosirch8044 2 года назад

    If I could give these videos two likes, I'd do.

  • @suganthr7584
    @suganthr7584 4 года назад +1

    Hi

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад +1

      Hello.

    • @suganthr7584
      @suganthr7584 4 года назад +1

      @@wbreslyn how are u

    • @wbreslyn
      @wbreslyn  4 года назад +1

      @@suganthr7584 Fine, thank you!

  • @scarlettecreaser9148
    @scarlettecreaser9148 3 года назад

    hello fellow classmates

  • @shivichauhan9199
    @shivichauhan9199 3 месяца назад +1

    "The water molecules on the surface don't form as many bonds as those in the middle of the water.
    Because of that, they are stronger."
    You didn't explain why having fewer bonds contributes to an increase in their strength??
    Useless video.