Date: Thu Apr 29 01:43:27 2004
Posted By: John Pojman, Faculty, Chemistry, University of Southern Mississippi
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1081112631.Ph
Message:
You are observing surface-tension induced convection. The particles slowly rise from buoyancy-
induced flows. When they reach the surface, the gradient of surface tension, i.e., the surface
tension decreases with increasing temperature, causes a rapid fluid flow.
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