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The value of the surface tension of an ideal fluid is

(a) zero

(b) unity

(c) infinity

(d) more than that of a real fluid

I got this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

Question is taken from Introduction to Fluid Mechanics topic in portion Properties of Fluids of Fluid Mechanics

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Right option is (a) zero

To explain: Ideal fluids haze zero surface tension but real fluids have some finite value of surface tension.

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