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Does surface tension of water decrease on adding of detergent?

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Yes it does increase the surface tension THE detergent causes the surface tension of water to increase

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Surface tension of water on adding detergent to it?
Decrease
How does the surface tension of water relate to adding detergents to water?
detergents break up the surface tension by perturbing hydrogen bonding on the surface: the detergent's apolar chain ends will prefer to stick out of the water (that is to say, the water will...
The surface tension of water on adding detergent to it?
decreases
Surface tension of water on adding detergent?
It increases
What happens to the surface tension of water on adding detergent to it?
Well If you have a pie pan filled with milk and then drop 4 diffrent colors of food coloring droped in but not touching then get a tooth pick with detergent on it and touch it in the foodcoloring...