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What is surface tension? What is it caused by? Why is the
Chapter 2, Problem 88P(choose chapter or problem)
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Problem 88P
What is surface tension? What is it caused by? Why is the surface tension also called surface energy?
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QUESTION:
Problem 88P
What is surface tension? What is it caused by? Why is the surface tension also called surface energy?
ANSWER:
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The tension experienced by the molecules on the surface due to attraction force is called surface tension.Most of the molecules in a liquid have several neighboring molecules that they interact with, but the molecules along the surface have no neighboring molecules above them, which increases the strength of the surface molecules with each other.