Before the phenomenon of surface tension was understood, physicists described the surface of water as being covered with a "skin." What causes this skinlike phenomenon?

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Such a phenomena is seen as a result of the liquid's surface being subjected to surface pressure, which occurs as the surface molecules work to reduce surface area.

Skinlike phenomenon

The so-called surface tension property of liquids provides an explanation for the phenomenon known as "taut skin".

Depending on the type of liquid, all of the molecules in the container experience a variety of intermolecular forces. The net molecular contact force is zero because the majority of the molecules are inner molecules that are equally surrounded on all sides by other molecules.

Additionally, molecules on the surface are only drawn to molecules on their sides or beneath them, thus the net attraction forces are all directed downward. The surface molecules strive to reduce the surface area as much as possible in order to promote intermolecular interactions and hence become more stable. the "taut skin" effect is seen as a result of this.

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