A steel needle when placed carefully on water can be made to float. When a detergent is added to the water it sinks

      

A steel needle when placed carefully on water can be made to float. When a detergent is added to the water it sinks. Explain this observation

  

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John
The force of surface tension supports the needle on the surface but when the detergent is added, the surface tension reduces so the needle sinks.
johnmulu answered the question on February 6, 2017 at 08:26


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