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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Water and alcohol are polar  molecules which have high electronegative O atm  so they  have hydrogen bonding along with dipole-dipole interaction.   Hexane is a nonpolar molecule that has London dispersion force  which is a weak for

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Chemistry NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 11th Chapter Five 2025

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