surface tension

For surface tension, I am not sure which relationship you mean.

Does the surface tension of the water have anything to do with it?

Also, what effect does air pressure have on surface tension?

Air pressure has little or no effect on surface tension.

So how does the soap break the surface tension, you ask.

I really do not understand surface tension enough to be intelligent here.

I agree with most of your answer except the surface tension part.

Without surface tension, drops would not be able to form.

It was a simple enough matter to increase the surface tension of the wine.

Replies: This is a very good example of surface tension at work.

Air pressure does not have a major effect on surface tension; however, temperature can.

Water does have higher surface tension than most other liquids.

Again this is due to the action of mercury's strong surface tension.

I have read on the site that soap will lower the surface tension.

Water also has very high surface tension, and many other unique properties as well.

It splashed a little, but he could feel its surface tension hold.

What is the phenomenon behind decrease in surface tension of water?

His eyes were like a glass where only the surface tension kept the water from spilling over.

If there were no surface tension the air could easily enter into the glass.

"When things become very small, surface tension becomes important compared with gravity."

Water also has a high level of surface tension.

The surface tension and viscosity of water is pretty high.

So I was wondering if you could give me some ideas on how to easily test surface tension.

Water molecules attract one another, which is the cause of surface tension.

Subsequently they are attracted to each other by surface tension.