Arock sinks in water, but suppose a rock was placed in a pool of mercury. mercury is a liquid metal with a density of 13.5 g/cm cubed. the density of rock is 2.6 g/cm cubed. will the rock sink or not? explain how you got your answer.

in chemistry, adhesion and cohesion are attractive forces that exist between molecules. they hold the molecules together from each other. they are different in that adhesive force exists between molecules of different substance while cohesive force happens between molecules of same substance.

adhesion between water and glass causes water molecules at the edge of water and glass interface to climb up the wall in a narrow glass tube. this is called capillary action. cohesion is what gives glass its shape and causes water to form a droplet.

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