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Surface tension of water in the CGS system is 72 dyne/cm. What is its value in SI units?

Answer:

0.07

Solution:

1 dyne $= 1 0^{- 5} N$ and
$1 cm = 1 0^{- 2} m$ , so 72 dyne
$/ cm$
$= \frac{72 \times 1 0 ^{- 5} N}{1 0 ^{- 2} m}$
$= 0.072 N / m$ .

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