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Surface tension is

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the work done per unit area in increasing surface area of a liquid under isothermal conditions

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the work done per unit area increasing the surface area of a liquid under adiabatic conditions

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the work done per unit area decreasing the surface area of a liquid under adiabatic conditions

D

free surface energy per unit volume

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