When you place a stick in water and remove it, the stick is wet. If you instead place it in mercury the opposite occurs. The stick is dry. This is because adhesive forces are greater
A)between stick and water.
B)between the stick and mercury.
C)between the mercury and the water.
D)none of the above

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Adhesive forces between the stick and water are greater, which is why water sticks to the stick and makes it wet. Mercury does not wet the stick because the adhesive forces between mercury and the stick are weaker compared to those between the stick and water.

When You Place a Stick in Water and Remove It