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Figure 3-16

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Liquid in a trapezoidal channel with differing contact angles..

The contact angle on the red wall is 60 degrees, on the brown wall it is 20 degrees, and on the bottom it is 20 degrees. Therefore the brown wall exerts a higher capillary force than the brown wall, so the liquid advances faster along the brown wall.


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