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Physics question = Why is it impossible to pull a fluid?

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  • 10 years ago
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    Well...actually the gravitational field of the earth pulls the water against her crest...

    But if you mean taking a pair of pincers and pulling water out of a bottle: that's impossible because the forces between the molecules (called cohesive forces) are just too weak.

    A liquid where the cohesive forces are very strong is mercury. You can pick spilled mercury of the floor with a tool like a pair of pincers!

  • 10 years ago

    I'm not sure, is it molecule tension or surface tension that holds the fluid together, or lower pressure on the leading-edge. I think water can be pulled 25' max but it can be pushed to the sky.

  • 10 years ago

    fluids like air and water have weak inter molecular interactions compared to solids. low shear strength is a property of the fluid. unlike solids in which the shear increases when tangential force is applied till it breaks, fluids resist the shear force till a limit and then the shear motion continues even though the force remains constant.

  • 10 years ago

    Because they have tendency to flow so nothing to hold and pull. nor all molecules stick togethr in same shape.

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