What causes the surface tension observed in liquids?

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11 Feb 2019
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Surface tension arises primarily because of the cohesive forces between molecules within the liquid. While it does decrease with increasing temperature and contributes to the spherical form of isolated droplets, the fundamental cause is the intermolecular cohesion.

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