Structure and properties of matter questions | form one Physics

What makes the last drop of tap water remain hanging for sometime at the outlet of the tap soon after closing the tap?
A. Capillarity
B. Osmosis
C. Surface tension
D. Viscosity.

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The property of a material to recover its original shape and size on removal of a stretching force is called:
A. compression
B. elasticity
C. elastic limit
D. plasticity.

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The process which helps the rise of kerosene in the wick of a lamp is called:
A. capillarity
B. expansivity
C. surface tension
D. viscosity

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Smell from a rotten dog along the road spreads to the neighbouring houses through a process known as:
A. capillarity
B. diffusion
C. osmosis
D. viscosity

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Sunflower cooking oil and water were mixed and poured into a Pyrex glass measuring cylinder and allowed to settle for three minutes. Which of the following observations was true after three minutes?
A. The cooking oil floating on water
B. Meniscus of water appeared convex in shape at the surface
C. Water floating on the cooking oil
D. Water and cooking oil completely mix

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