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Mercury does NOT wet the glass. This is due to the property of the liquid known as

AViscosity

BSurface tension

CAdhesion

DCohesion

Answer:

D. Cohesion

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Mercury does not wet the glass because of the property of the liquid known as cohesion. Cohesion refers to the attractive force between molecules of the same substance, which in the case of mercury, is stronger than the adhesive forces between mercury and glass.


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