Capillary Action Is ____

Multiple Choice

Capillary action is ____

A) resistance to flow.
B) the rate of collisions for gas molecules.
C) the energy required to overcome the attractive forces between molecules in the liquid state to form a gas.
D) the force required to expand the surface of a liquid.
E) the drawing of a liquid up the inside of a small-bore tube when adhesive forces exceed cohesive forces.