Question

What is surface tension? What is it caused by? Why the surface tension is also called surface energy?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Surface Tension: "The property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force, due to the cohesive nature of its molecules." ... The cohesive forces between liquid molecules are responsible for the phenomenon known as surface tension.

Answer 2

ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴜʀꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴇɴꜱɪᴏɴ ʜᴇʟᴘꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ ᴄʟɪᴘ - ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇɴꜱɪᴛʏ - ꜰʟᴏᴀᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʜᴇꜱɪᴠᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱɪʙʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴏɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜱ ꜱᴜʀꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴇɴꜱɪᴏɴ.

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