$A$ needle is $7 \ cm$ long. Assuming that the needle is not wetted by water,what is the weight of the needle,so that it floats on water (in $g \ wt$)? $\left[T = \text{surface tension of water} = 70 \ dyne/cm\right]$ [acceleration due to gravity $= 980 \ cm \ s^{-2}$]

Why does the free surface of a liquid tend to contract?

Consider a spherical drop of radius $R$. The surface tension of the liquid is $\sigma$. The force of surface tension on the shaded sub-hemisphere due to the remaining drop is $0.5\,\pi \sigma R$. The value of the angle $\theta$ (angle subtended by the sub-hemisphere at the center of the drop) is ......$^o$.

The temperature at which the surface tension of water is zero is:

At critical temperature,the surface tension of a liquid is

The free surface of a liquid has a tendency to contract. This property is called ...... .