Surface energy Definition and 19 Threads

so this is the scenario given in the question. What I know: there are forces due to surface tension in the following interfaces, at the contact areas: bubble-liquid, bubble-air and liquid-air. as the forces in action are in the vertical plane, I am ignoring the forces at play at the surface...

I got these values but I wanted to make sure I was doing it the correct way a) 0.548 J/g for system of 1 µm cubes b) 9.131 x 10^19 J/g for system of 1 nm cubes c) 273.890 J/g for system of 1 nm radius spheres

When small object such as needle is put on the surface of water it displaces small amount of water which creates a depression under the object. Such depression increases surface area of the water because of which surface tension tends to decrease it. Explanation why surface tension balances the...

Owens - Wendt model is used for calculating surface energy on liquid - solid interface and it is given by following equation: $$ \gamma_{sl} = \gamma_s + \gamma_l -2(\sqrt {\gamma_l^d \gamma_s^d} + \sqrt {\gamma_l^p \gamma_s^p}) $$ So, if we use liquid and solid of known surface energy as well...

Homework Statement NaCl has a density of 2.16 g/cm3 and a surface energy of 2x10-5 J/cm2. Calculate the surface energy of 1 g of NaCl. Initially the complete 1 g is in the form of a single cube (of mass 1 g) and progressively broken into smaller cubes with sides of 0.1 cm, 0.01 cm, 10 μm, 1 μm...

Hello, Using surface energy dependence on surface orientation it is possible to predict equilibrium crystal shape by applying Wulff construction. But I faced the problem when the surface energy depends not only on the surface orientation but also on the surface depth or surface termination and...

I don't understand why materials with low surface energy are hydrophobic and viceversa. All I can find are quick phenomenological explanations that don't quite deal with the physical (microscopic) process going on. Could anyone provide a good microscopic picture of why it is that way? What's...

Hello. Recently, I have read the article about plasma surface treatment. The article says contact of the plasma to the surface of the sample increases surface energy by transferring plasma energy to the surface. Then it is suddenly saying that wettability of some industrial ink or paints on...

If I have a U-shape wire frame and it contains a straight sliding wire and I dip this in soap, a film forms between the sliding wire and the boundary of U shape frame. Why is the force due to surface tension F = 2Tl where l is length of sliding wire? They say there are 2 layers in contact...

I want to calculate the surface energy for the (001) plane in a simple cubic lattice. My idea is this: When I cleave a simple cubic crystal I create 2 surfaces each sharing an amount of broken bonds. I want to find the amount of broken bonds per area, because I can associate an energy with...

LS, During discussion with colleagues on a paper we hit a problem which we could not solve. Could someone help us out. Is the If surface energy/stress of a microsphere with a diameter of 5μm larger or smaller compared to the one of a 30μm microsphere. According to the Hamaker constant I guess...

Hello, I'm doing an MSc project concerned with the treatment of plastic polymers with an μ-APPJ. I have been getting a tonne of results on different plastics using an APPJ of He carrier gas with an Oxygen admixture of 1/2, 1 & 2%. However, in my analysis I'm unsure of what the dispersive...

Consider comparasion between same states and same type of materials. also consider the substrates to have same surface quality. a substance with higher cohesive force would have a higher surface energy. this should be because of the stronger cohesive forces between molecules as the molecule...

hiii :) Homework Statement (Q)Air is pushed into a soap bubble of radius r to double its radius.If the surface tension of the soap solution is S, the work done in the process is <a>8(pie)(r)2(S) <b>12(pie)(r)2(S) <c>16(pie)(r)2(S) <d>24(pie)(r)2(S) Homework Equations Surface energy...

Homework Statement What will happen to the surface energy of a balloon when the air inside it is heated at a constant pressure? The Attempt at a Solution I don't understand how will a balloon have surface energy. What is its origin? Is it due to the elastic forces of the stretched...

Q. 1. if a ice cube is placed in a container containing liq on which it is floating. then is it possible that after ice melts, water level rises in vessel in any particular case. 2.Does heat evolves when water rises in a capillary. and how much heat is evolved in height of liq in capillary...

I have a que. if a ice cube is placed in a container containing liq on which it is floating. then is it possible that after ice melts, water level rises in vessel in any particular case. Does heat evolves when water rises in a capillary. and how much heat is evolved in height of liq in...

I checked Wiki and ran a forum search, yet I am in need of an explanation of "Surface Energy" that works for me. I'm clueless on the concept... (btw, just joined physics forums today, seems like a really cool community here...)

Given the equation Q* = QH + QE + QG and the corresponding data (all fluxes in [W/m²]). How can I find the equivalent loss of stored soil liquid water expressed in [mm] (Note: the conversion factor is the density of liquid water, i.e. 1000 kg/m^3) Thanks very much for your help!:confused: