Capillary Action

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Capillarity
Capillary motion
Wicking
gptkbp:causedBy Cohesion
Adhesion
Surface tension
gptkbp:dependsOn Surface tension
Contact angle
Liquid properties
Tube radius
gptkbp:enables Absorption in towels
Ink flow in pens
Movement of water in plants
gptkbp:example Oil wicking in a lamp
Water moving through paper towels
Water rising in a glass tube
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Leonardo_da_Vinci
gptkbp:form Jurin's law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capillary Action
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:newspaper
Soil
Porous materials
Thin tubes
gptkbp:occurredIn Liquids
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Physics
Chemistry
Biology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Surface_Tension
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7