Mechanical Properties of Fluids
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Define surface tension.

Surface tension is the property of liquid due to which the free surface of liquid at rest behaves like a stretched membrane and tries to acquire the minimum surface area.

For e.g., oil and water do not mix, oil rises up in a cotton wick.  
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