Mercury or water, which has more surface tension?

Mercury has more ST then water. This can be observed if you get to see mercury on a flat surface, it tends to form small balls while water flows continuously on the flat surface. read more

Experiments have shown that for 'water in glass' you may assume 0°, that means the surface being vertical at the wall. So it's the surface tension that holds the water up. Find the total force by taking into account that the tension acts all around the rim. read more

Mercury has more ST then water. This can be observed if you get to see mercury on a flat surface, it tends to form small balls while water flows continuously on the flat surface This page may be out of date. read more

The surface tension of mercury is 4.6x10^-1(J/m^2) whereas water is 7.29x10^-2(J/m^2). Because of the much higher surface tension (therefore viscosity) of mercury, it has a hard time getting through the thin holes of the filter paper, whereas water is viscous enough to fall through. read more