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Appendix B: Physical Constants and Physical Data 781

0.1
y =0.076426* e^(–0.0024931x) R=0.99687

Surface tension (N/m)

0.01
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Temperature (°C)

FIGURE B.3 Surface tension of water as a function of temperature. (From Lide, D.R. (Ed.), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 77th edn.,
1996–1997, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1996, p. 6-10.)
2
Exponential best-fit equation (R ¼ 10.99687):

N
s ¼ 0:076426 e 0:0024931 T( C)

m

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