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Explain how temperature affects surface tension.

Explain how temperature affects surface tension.

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Leah
Increase in temperature increases the kinetic energy of the surface molecules making them vibrate more. This increases the intermolecular distances and weakens the cohesive force between molecules. As a result, the surface tension is lowered.
lendiritu answered the question on November 21, 2017 at 05:07

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