Free surface of liquid tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to which of the following force?

surface tension

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viscosity

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friction

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cohesion

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Solution

The correct option is A surface tension
It is the tendency of free surface of liquid always trying to minimize the surface tension by minimizing surface area.

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