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What are surface tension. Does it have any definition.
Surface tension is a force present within the surface layer of a liquid that causes the layer to behave as an elastic sheet.

            Surface tension is the phenomenon resulting from the cohesive forces of the molecules of a liquid. This forms a surface "film" which makes it more difficult to move an object through the surface than to move it when it is completely submersed.


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