Surface tension
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How do the forces act at the surface
Act inward, or sideways, or towards other surface molecules
Water molecules
The forces pulling their surface molecules together is stronger than the gravitational forces flattening them
What is the cause of surface tension?
Water molecules are pulled in all directions by hydrogen bonding with other water molecules
What is high surface tension?
Water molecules drawn together and inward towards the center of the aggregation forming the surface "skin" the is resistant to disruption
Why is surface tension vital to the processes within living organisms?
Water transport in plants and blood transport in animals
