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Chapter 11, Problem 31P

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Predict which of the following liquids has greater surface tension: ethanol \(\left(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{OH}\right)\) or dimethyl ether \(\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OCH}_{3}\right)\).

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QUESTION:

Predict which of the following liquids has greater surface tension: ethanol \(\left(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{OH}\right)\) or dimethyl ether \(\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OCH}_{3}\right)\).

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Surface tension of the liquid refers to the attractive force between the liquid molecules in the bulk of the liquid with those molecules in the surface of the liquid.

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