Which phenomenon is called wetting and which is non-wetting? Explain these phenomena in terms of molecular interactions.

If the forces of attraction acting on the molecules of the liquid from the side of the surface are greater than the forces of attraction from the side of molecules of the liquid itself, then the liquid wets the surface; if, on the contrary, the liquid does not wet the surface.

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