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When the angle of contact is acute, the liquid does what to the solid?
AWets it
BRepels it
CDissolves it
DFreezes on it
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Wets it
An acute angle means liquid molecules are attracted well to the solid, so the liquid spreads on it.
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