When rice is poured out of a measuring cup to the pot, all the grains can be transferred easily leaving the cup empty. However, when water is poured out of the cup, some some parts of the cup cup will still be wet. What could be an explanation to this?
A. Water particles are more closely packed than that of the rice grains.
B. There is no difference in the way the particles of water and rice are arranged.
C. Rice grain particles are more closely packed than that of the water
D. There is no explanation for this.
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A. Water particles are more closely packed than that of the rice grains.
B. There is no difference in the way the particles of water and rice are arranged.
C. Rice grain particles are more closely packed than that of the water
D. There is no explanation for this.
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The answer to this is some parts of the cup will still be wet because of the tendency of water molecules to be attracted or to stick to surface other substances which we call as adhesion.
When rice is poured out of a measuring cup to the pot, all the grains can be transferred easily leaving the cup empty. However, when water is poured out of the cup, some some parts of the cup cup will still be wet. What could be an explanation to this?
A. Water particles are more closely packed than that of the rice grains.
B. There is no difference in the way the particles of water and rice are arranged.
C. Rice grain particles are more closely packed than that of the water
D. There is no explanation for this.