Mercury does not wet glass. This is due to property of liquid known as
A. adhesion
B. cohesion
C. surface tension
D. viscosity
Answer: Option C
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Mercury does not wet the glass ,due to the cohesive Nature of Fluid...So, the answer is cohesion not surface tension....