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WHEN surface tension is determined by the dropweight method, the drops must be allowed to fall as nearly as possible under the influence of gravity alone. In practice, the time of formation of a drop should be not less than five minutes1.
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BAILEY, K. Determination of Surface Tension by the Drop-Weight Method. Nature 137, 323 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137323a0
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