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Give an example that impurities decreases the surface tension of liquid?

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A small paper boat is provided with campher piece as it.s bottom and is allowed to float in water. Surface tension of water decreases as camphor dissolved in it and the boat moves from a place of lower surface tension to region of higher surface tension.
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