Surface tension

inversely proportional to
temperature

IFT also usually

inversely proportional to
temperature

 Common approach is
to think of phase
interface as a sharp
junction with a single
layer of molecules
each side

See Eotvos rule

surface tension linearly
correlated with
temperature

Surface tension
approaches zero at
critical point (limiting
condition)

 Alternate approach is to
imagine a band at the
interface treating the
interface as another phase
The excess energy in the band
between the two phases
Simplistically, the phase band
increases with temperature
It is therefore easier to increase
surface area per unit area (it
becomes easier to move