Response to the following problem:
The following data were obtained for the work of adhesion between the listed liquids and carbon black. Use these data, together with the surface tensions of pure liquids (or from additional sources as necessary), to calculate the spreading coefficients for the various liquids on carbon black.
Liquid W AB (erg/cm2
Benzene 109.3
Toluene 110.2
CCl4 112.4
CS2 122.1
Ethyl ether 76.4
H2O 126.8