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Why does surface tension act away from the liquid in capillary tubes ?

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surface tension is the force between the internal particle of the liquid . the force is cohesive .the tension of the surface film of a liquid caused by the attraction of the particles in the surface layer by the bulk of the liquid, which tends to minimize surface area.

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