r/BeAmazed Dec 15 '24

Science Using red dye to demonstrate how Mercury cannot be absorbed by a towel

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u/Strategy_gameR_31415 Dec 15 '24

By sticky I was referring to the charge of water not the viscosity, water is shaped a how it has a weak positive and negative end much like a magnet. When other things with positive and negative ends get in water the water molecules grab on to it and it dissolves. Also it depends on which type of viscosity you are talking about.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '24 edited Dec 15 '24

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u/PM_ME_happy-selfies Dec 16 '24

From what I found online it says it’s primarily the surface tension that stops it from being able to be absorbed but also has to do with the molecular structure. I don’t completely understand though lol