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TRAVAIL ETALEMENT UNITE SURFACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spreading tension
1, record 1, English, spreading%20tension
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- work of spreading per unit area 1, record 1, English, work%20of%20spreading%20per%20unit%20area
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The work which is gained, under reversible, isothermal and isobaric conditions, when a liquid placed on another liquid or on a solid spreads in such way that both the interfacial area and the surface area of the upper liquid increase by one unit. This work is equal to the difference between the work of adhesion of the two condensed phases present, and the work of cohesion of the spreading liquid. ... Spreading will take place when the expression is positive. 1, record 1, English, - spreading%20tension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spreading tension; work of spreading per unit area: terms and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - spreading%20tension
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tension d'étalement
1, record 1, French, tension%20d%27%C3%A9talement
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- travail d'étalement par unité de surface 1, record 1, French, travail%20d%27%C3%A9talement%20par%20unit%C3%A9%20de%20surface
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Travail qui est obtenu, dans des conditions réversibles, isothermes et isobares, lorsqu'un liquide placé sur un autre liquide ou un solide s'étale dans des conditions telles qu'à la fois l'aire de l'interface et celle de la surface du liquide supérieur s'accroissent d'une unité. Ce travail est égal à la différence entre le travail d'adhésion des deux phases condensées en présence et le travail de cohésion du liquide qui s'étale [...] L'étalement aura tendance à se faire lorsque cette expression est positive. 1, record 1, French, - tension%20d%27%C3%A9talement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tension d'étalement; travail d'étalement par unité de surface : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - tension%20d%27%C3%A9talement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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