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Surface tension

Question

The potential energy of a molecule on the surface of a liquid compared to one inside the liquid is

Easy

A

zero
B

lesser
C

equal
D

greater

Solution

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To bring a molecule from the interior of liquid to free surface, some work is required to be done against the inter-molecular forces of attraction, which gets stored as a potential energy of the molecules of surface.

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