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Question: Which of the following statements is not true about surface tension?...
Which of the following statements is not true about surface tension?
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(a) A small liquid drop takes spherical shape due to surface tension.
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(b) Surface tension is a vector quantity.
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(c) Surface tension of liquid is a molecular phenomenon.
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(d) Surface tension of liquid depends on length but not on the area.
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(b) Surface tension is a scalar quantity because it has no specific direction for a given liquid.