Anomalous behavior of liquids in isolated contact with solids

Abstract

Anomalous liquid behavior is viewed as a result of an increase in surface tension in isolated capillaries. Using a derived prime equation for this change several phenomena are treated including the strength of liquid bridges between solids, the lowering of vapor pressure, increased solubility, and adsorption-desorption hysteresis. Using experimental data available on the strength of liquid bridges and vapor pressure decreases, indicates the surface tension of water in micron sized capillaries has a surface tension of over 700 dyne/cm.