answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Any, depending on the volume of water spilt and the area of the flat surface.

The specific height is also constrained by the surface tension of the water, the atmospheric pressure above it, and the gravity below it.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the maximum depth a water spill will be on a flat surface?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Why doesn't water spill in a cup?

surface tension


What depth fish can live?

the maximum depth fish can live is 400 meters under water


What is the apparent depth of an object whose real depth below the water surface is 5 m?

its apparent depth is 1.5m.


How big is great bear lake?

Surface area: 31,153 km2 (12,028 mi2) Average depth: 71.7 m (235 ft) Maximum depth: 446 m (1,463 ft) Water volume: 2,236 km3 (536 mi3)


Deepest water in Scotland?

Loch Morar with a maximum depth of 310 m. Loch Ness is second with a maximum depth of 132 m.


What is the maximum depth from which a pump on the surface can suck up water?

10.3 meters.But if the pump has a long tube immersed in the water, say as on a suction mining plant, then the 10.3m limit applies only to the part of the pipe above the surface.(And in both answers ignoring altitude effects.)


What is the water pressure on a surface at 15 feet of depth?

About 21.4 psi


What is the Ocean floor depth at oil leak?

The current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is from an oil well under 5,000 of water.


What is the circumference of loch lomond?

Maximum length 39 km (24 mi) Maximum width 8 km (5.0 mi) Surface area 71 km2 (27 sq mi) Average depth 37 m (120 ft) Maximum depth 190 m (620 ft) Water volume 2.6 km3 (0.62 cu mi)


When water is deeper does it have a thicker water surface tension?

No, surface tension is a phenomenon of a single outer layer of molecules, so it is not affected by the depth of the water underneath it.


In what depth of water are coral reefs found in what depth are coral reefs found?

They are found no more then 46m below the surface!


What is the depth of an underwater mountain?

An underwater mountain has height from the ocean bottom, the top and bottom of the mountain have depth from the surface of the water.