Does milk have high surface tension or low surface tension? And how does surface tension affect a shiny penny's ability to hold different liquids (water, milk, rubbing alcohol)? (Confused about an experiment)

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anonymous · Answer

The water got 20 drops on the penny, rubbing alcohol 11 and milk 9. So..water has high surface tension, I know that. Does that mean that milk has low surface tension?

anonymous · Answer

thanks for coming to help, btw. :D

ipwnbunnies · Answer

The general relationship is that the stronger the intermolecular forces in the substance, the higher the surface tension. Water has strong intermolecular forces, it has a pretty high surface tension.

anonymous · Answer

OK...so the higher the surface tension the more the substance can stabilize on a substance?

ipwnbunnies · Answer

I'm not really sure about the properties of milk. .-.  I'm not that advanced in chemistry. && Pretty much.

anonymous · Answer

Ok, thanks tho, you were helpful! :D