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Surface tension of a liquid ……… as the t...

Surface tension of a liquid ……… as the temperature is raised.

A

decreases

B

increases

C

remains the same

D

is reduced to zero

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The correct Answer is:
A
Increases in temperature decreases the effectiveness of intermolecular attraction by increasing the kinetic energy of the molecules . Thus , surface tension decreases as the temperature is raised.
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