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What are the factors affecting surface tension?

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1 Surface tension decreases with temprature.
2 If the liquid surface is contaminated by some other substances, surface tension decreases.
3 If any organic substance remains dissolved in a liquid. Surface tension increases but decreases, if substance dissolved are organic.
4 Surface tension of a liquid depends on the nature of media in contact with it.s surface.
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