surface tension

Preferred Label : surface tension;

Detailed label : surface tension, γ, σ;

IUPAC definition : Work required to increase a surface area divided by that area. When two phases are studied it is often called interfacial tension.;

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Origin ID

S06192;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- surface tension [MeSH Descriptor]
See also
- Gibbs film elasticity [IUPAC Quantity]
- interfacial tension [IUPAC Term]
- surface excess Gibbs energy [IUPAC Term]
- surface excess enthalpy [IUPAC Term]
- surface pressure [IUPAC Term]
- surface work [IUPAC Term]
- surfactant [IUPAC Term]
- wetting tension [IUPAC Term]
- work of adhesion [IUPAC Term]
- work of cohesion per unit area [IUPAC Term]

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