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Free surface of a liquid tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to force of

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Kushal Banerjee
Kushal Banerjee 6 years ago

Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to the force of cohesion. The force of cohesion is defined as the force of attraction between molecules of the same substance.
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