I'm trying to figure out why glue doesn't dry inside the glue bottle. Any ideas?
2007-05-14 14:29:59 · 4 answers · asked by recipe_addict 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Glue has to dry to set, and drying glue requires exposure to air.
2007-05-14 14:32:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you think about it, glue will dry on paper, and on your skin. There are ZERO holes in the bottle...so what do we get? Oxygen. Oxygen dries up the glue. simple as that.
2007-05-14 14:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The type of glue you are describing creates a bond by filling into cracks or crystal structures.
Glass is amorphous and doesn't have the nooks and crannies for the bond to form.
2007-05-14 14:33:39 · answer #3 · answered by reb1240 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
because it is not exposed to the air. if you left the cap open it would though... it may take a while, but it would dry out.
2007-05-14 14:39:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋