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What is the angle of contact of mercury with glass like?
AAn acute angle
BA zero angle
CAn obtuse angle
DExactly 90 degrees
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. An obtuse angle
Mercury is attracted more strongly to itself than to glass, so its contact angle exceeds 90 degrees.
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