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What is capilarity ?

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What is capilarity ?
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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 6 months ago

Capillarity or Capillary action or capillary motion or wicking is the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, and in opposition to, external forces like gravity.

Some applications of capillarity are:

a.  Towels soak water on account of capillarity.

b. Oil rises in the long narrow spaces between the threads of the wick as they act as a capillary.

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