Explain the effect of temperature on surface tension of liquids. [Answer Limit: 20 words] [UKPSC 2023]
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The surface tension is highly influenced by the temperature of the liquids. Surface tension typically decreases with increasing temperature as intermolecular forces become less effective. This decrease helps liquids flow more easily, relevant to a broad range of uses from industrial processes to how soap bubbles behave in our daily lives. On the other hand, chill a liquid and you reduce its surface tension, pulling its molecular bonds together, increasing the strength of its cohering forces.