Wed - February 19, 2003

Like Water for Oil



They do mix after all. It is phenomena like this that make materials science interesting.

Mixing of liquids is governed by surface energy as well as heat of mixing. When surface energies are low or negative, some very interesting things can happen. Apparently, the presence of gas in the water changes everything.


Posted: February 19, 2003 21:51   Big Box of Paints   Science   Email Comments

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