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When you half-fill a glass with mercury, the mercury curls down where it meets the glas...

When you half-fill a glass with mercury, the mercury curls down where it meets the glass. What can you conclude about the relative strengths of the interatomic forces between the mercury atoms and the adhesive forces between the mercury atoms and the glass? (Caution: Mercury is toxic and should not be handled.)

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