Which of the following statements is not true about surface tension?

A small liquid drop takes spherical shape due to surface tension.

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Surface tension is a vector quantity.

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Surface tension of liquid is a molecular phenomenon.

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Surface tension of liquid depends on length but not on the area.

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Solution

The correct option is C Surface tension is a vector quantity.
Surface tension is a scalar quantity because it has no specific direction for a given liquid.

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