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    Mar 9, 2008, 01:59 AM
    Surface tension
    What do you mean by syrface tension in brief?
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    Mar 9, 2008, 02:03 AM
    Surface tension is the tendency for the surface of a liquid to act like an elastic membrane, because it wants to minimise it's surface area.
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