Concept: surface tension in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/8226
Preferred label surface tension
Definition The force acting on the surface of a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface; quantitatively, the force that appears to act across a line of unit length on the surface. Also known as interfacial force; interfacial tension; surface intensity.
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Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
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