MHT CET2010PhysicsThermal Properties of Matter
With an increase in temperature, surface tension of liquid (except molten copper and cadmium)
Options
- Aincreases
- Bremain same
- Cdecreases
- Dfirst decreases then increases
Correct answer
C. decreases
Step-by-step solution
The surface tension of liquid decreases with rise of temperature. The surface tension of liquid is zero at its boiling point and it vanishes at critical temperature. At critical temperature intermolecular forces for liquid and gases becomes equal and liquid can expand without any restriction. For small temperature differences, the variation in surface tension with temperature is linear and is given by relation T_ t =T₀(1- t) where T_ t , T₀ are the surface tension at t^ C and 0^ C respectively and is the temperatur