The property of a liquid which enables into resist tensile stress is called its surface tension.

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• The property of a fluid which enables it to resist tensile stress is known as
• The total pressure on a horizontally immersed surface is (where w = Specific weight of the liquid, A = Area of the immersed surface, and x = Depth of the centre of gravity of the immersed surface from the liquid surface)
• Surface tension force is the product of surface tension per unit length and cross-sectional area of flow.
• The property of a liquid which offers resistance to the movement of one layer of liquid over another adjacent layer of liquid, is called
• The pressure intensity in kN/m2 (or kPa) at any point in a liquid is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and h = Depth of liquid from the surface)
• When a cylindrical vessel, containing some liquid, is rotated about its vertical axis, the liquid surface is depressed down at the axis of its rotation and rises up near the walls of the vessel on all sides. This type of flow is known as
• A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the wall per unit length is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and H = Height of liquid)
• A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the wall acts at a distance __________ from the liquid surface.
• The rise or depression of liquid in a tube due to surface tension will increase in size of tube will
• With an increase in size of tube, the rise or depression of liquid in the tube due to surface tension will