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Why does a glass rod coated with wax not becomes wet when dipped in water?

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When a glass rod coated with wax is dipped in water, the force of cohesion between nolecules of water will be larger than the force of adhesion between the molecules of water and wax. Due to it, the water does not wet paraffin wax. Thereforem the glass rod coated with wax does not wet when dipped in water.
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