Discussion
Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water-proof properties to
Answer: A
Waterproofing depends on surface tension.
The fabric is treated so that water does not wet it: the contact angle becomes obtuse, cohesion within the drop exceeds its adhesion to the fibre, and surface tension pulls the drop into a bead that rolls off instead of soaking through the pores.
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