This is a table of surface tension values for some interfaces at the indicated temperatures. Note that the SI units millinewtons per meter (mN·m−1) are equivalent to the cgs units dynes per centimetre (dyn·cm−1).

Surface tension for some interfaces
Interface Temperature γ in (mN·m−1)
Water–air 20 °C 72.86 ± 0.05
Water–air 21.5 °C 72.75
Water–air 25 °C 71.99±0.05
Methylene iodide –air 20 °C 67.00
Methylene iodide –air 21.5 °C 63.11
Ethylene glycol–air 25 °C 47.3
Ethylene glycol–air 40 °C 46.3
Dimethyl sulfoxide–air 20 °C 43.54
Propylene carbonate–air 20 °C 41.1
Benzene–air 20 °C 28.88
Benzene–air 30 °C 27.56
Toluene–air 20 °C 28.52
Chloroform–air 25 °C 26.67
Propionic acid–air 20 °C 26.69
Butyric acid–air 20 °C 26.51
Carbon tetrachloride–air 25 °C 26.43
Butyl acetate–air 20 °C 25.09
Diethylene glycol–air 20 °C 30.09
Nonane–air 20 °C 22.85
Methanol–air 20 °C 22.50
Ethanol–air 20 °C 22.39
Ethanol–air 30 °C 21.55
Octane–air 20 °C 21.61
Heptane–air 20 °C 20.14
Ether–air 25 °C 20.14
Mercury–air 20 °C 486.5
Mercury–air 25 °C 485.5
Mercury–air 30 °C 484.5
NaCl–air 1073 °C 115
KClO3 –air 20 °C 81
Water– 1-Butanol 20 °C 1.8
WaterEthyl acetate 20 °C 6.8
WaterHeptanoic acid 20 °C 7.0
WaterBenzaldehyde 20 °C 15.5
Water–transformer oil 20 °C 37.2
Water–Mercury 20 °C 415
Ethanol–Mercury 20 °C 389
Water–1,2-Dichloroethane 20 °C 30.5 ± 0.3
Waterα,α,α-trifluorotoluene 20 °C 38.0 ± 0.5
Waternitrobenzene 20 °C 24.4 ± 0.2
Waternitromethane 20 °C 16.0 ± 0.2
Waterpropylene carbonate 20 °C 2.9 ± 0.1

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