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what is surface tension ​

Answer 1

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the tension of the surface film of a liquid caused by the attraction of the particles in the surface layer by the bulk of the liquid, which tends to minimize surface area.

Answer 2

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Surface tension is the tendency of liquid surfaces to shrink into the minimum surface area possible. Surface tension allows insects, to float and slide on a water surface without becoming even partly submerged

            Surface tension, property of a liquid surface displayed by its acting as if it were a stretched elastic membrane. This phenomenon can be observed in the nearly spherical shape of small drops of liquids and of soap bubbles

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