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The marine water strider, Halobates, has a mass of 0.36 g0.36 \mathrm{~g}. If it has six slender legs, find the minimum contact length of all of its legs combined to support itself in water having a temperature of T=20CT=20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. Take σ=72.7 mN/m\sigma=72.7\ \mathrm{mN} / \mathrm{m}, and assume the legs are thin cylinders that are water repellent.

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Data:

  1. mass of strider: m=0.36 gm=0.36\text{ g}

  2. water temperature: T=20T=20^\circ

  3. water surface tension: σ=72.2mNm\sigma= 72.2\frac{\text{mN}}{\text m}

This is necessary to determine the minimum contact length.

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