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The hairs of the shaving brush stick together when taken out of water due to surface tension. Water molecules at the surface of the hairs attract each other, causing them to cling together. This phenomenon is a result of cohesive ...

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When kerosene oil is added to stagnant water, mosquitoes reduce because it interferes with the breathing of the larvae. The thin layer of oil formed on the water’s surface blocks the larvae’s access to air, effectively suffocating them. This disrupts ...

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The shape of a raindrop becomes spherical primarily due to surface tension. Surface tension causes water molecules at the surface to contract, pulling the raindrop into the shape with the least surface area, which is a sphere. This phenomenon occurs ...