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YaleLaryJr
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Regarding a composition/solution: Is adherence and spreading directly correlated?

Hello - my questions have to do with cleaning solution formulas.

1) Are surfactants known to provide better spreading?

2) Are surfactants known to provide adherence? 

3) Is adherence and spreading directly correlated?  I think not, but I am not sure and I haven't yet found a citation or an article, textbook, or anything to support that adhering and spreading are not correlated. Could someone direct me to a citation?

4) Spreading may result from a reduction in the surface tension of a composition, but at the same time, that composition may be more likely to run off and not adhere to the surface than a composition with higher surface tension.  (Is this true?)  If yes, could you possibly lead me to a literature citation to support this?

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