measuring the surface tension of water

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measuring the surface tension of water

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What are the changes of the surface tension of water when liquid detergent is added to it, and will the water’s temperature affect its surface tension?i need more information for my project asap. i used a home-made single-beam balance to directly measure the surface tension of water.. thanks
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Post by ChrisG »

Interesting project. It sounds like you are well on your way to finishing it.
Are you looking for references? If so, try using a search engine like google to search for your questions. For example, searching for "water temperature" "surface tension" yields pages like this:
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/g ... n01725.htm
If you're looking for something else, please let us know and we'll do our best to help.
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