Submitted by insane_contin t3_11azam8 in askscience
NoKnee4545 t1_ja0jb9b wrote
Reply to comment by robot_egg in What makes ice 'sticky'? by insane_contin
Do you think there is also pressure difference between atmosoheric pressure and ice-glass boundary that plays a part in this?
robot_egg t1_ja0ks2o wrote
I'm not sure how to think about pressure at that ice-glass interface. Not saying "no", but I'm *guessing* not. I'm an organic chemist; maybe a physical chemist or a physicist could chime in.
Surface *energy* effects at interfaces are very important for adhesion. You can calculate a work of adhesion by summing up the relative surface energies of all the solid/solid and solid/gas interfaces. Both glass and metals tend to have rather high surface energy, making them easy to stick to.
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