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Young's equation: a standalone construct

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Young'sequation1 CONSTRUCTYoung's equationYOUNG · SURFACE SCIENCE

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the balance of interfacial tensions that sets the contact angle of a liquid drop resting on a solid surface.

In surface science, Young's equation refers to the balance of interfacial tensions that sets the contact angle of a liquid drop resting on a solid surface. This meaning comes from Young (1805) in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.[1]

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References

  1. Young, T. (1805). An essay on the cohesion of fluids. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 95, 65-87. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1805.0005

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