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Arrange
these liquids in order of increasing surface tension: water,
hexane, ethanol.

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Answer:

Hexane, Methanol, Water

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The magnitude of surface tension of liquid depends on the attractive forces between the molecules. Arrange the following in increasing order of surface tension:

water, alcohol (C2H5OH) and hexane [CH3(CH2)4CH3)].

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