Cohesive force is experienced between

Explain why:
$(a)$ The angle of contact of mercury with glass is obtuse,while that of water with glass is acute.
$(b)$ Water on a clean glass surface tends to spread out while mercury on the same surface tends to form drops. (Put differently,water wets glass while mercury does not.)
$(c)$ Surface tension of a liquid is independent of the area of the surface.
$(d)$ Water with detergent dissolved in it should have small angles of contact.
$(e)$ $A$ drop of liquid under no external forces is always spherical in shape.

When the surface of one liquid is in contact with another liquid or the surface of a solid,on what does the surface tension depend?

When drops of mercury are placed on a clean surface of glass,they merge and become a single drop. Explain.

The spiders and insects move and run about on the surface of water without sinking because

Define the surface of a liquid.