Contents
Surface tension- Examples of Surface Tension
- Causes of Surface Tension
- Units of Surface Tension
- Effects
- Surfactants
- Liquid
- Influence of solute concentration
- References
Description
Surface tension is a phenomenon in which the surface of a liquid, where the liquid is in contact with gas, acts like a thin elastic sheet. This term is typically used only when the liquid surface is in contact with gas (such as the air). If the surface is between two liquids (such as water and oil), it is called "interface tension."
Surface tension is a property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. It is revealed, for example, in floating of some objects on the surface of water.
