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📅 NSB Round Robin 2018🎓 HS🔄 Round 11#️⃣ Question 15🌟 Bonus📝 Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why mercury in a glass tube forms a convex meniscus?

W) Mercury is repelled by the negatively-charged glass surface
X) Mercury is more polar than the glass surface
Y) Mercury is highly viscous
Z) Mercury's cohesive forces are stronger than its adhesive forces
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