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Surface tension occurs due to the tendency of liquid molecules to favor their own kind. Surface tension is important in fluid multiphase systems typically at small length and velocity

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Why does a bubble created in the body of a liquid pop when it rises to the surface?

The high surface tension of pure water means that thin films of it are unstable, and will get thinner until a hole develops and lets the air out.
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What would happen to a soap bubble if there were no surface tension?

Without surface tension to hold the liquid together, not only will the bubble pop but the liquid itself will become a cloud of gas, as surface tension is what allows liquid molecules to stick to each …
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