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Question
Give a reason for the following:
Globules of mercury kept in a petri dish, which is shaken slowly, come together forming a big globule.
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Solution
This experiment concludes that there is a force of attraction between matter particles.
Mercury in particular has a powerful cohesive force between its molecules.
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