Surface Tension

As we all know that surface tension is caused by the attraction of molecules the
examples of the coin attracting each other or making a pattern can be understood
by considering them as molecules. As the molecules which are present in the water
the attractive forces acting on them are from all sides and they are equal in
magnitude so they cancel the effect of each other. But the major question arises for
the molecules at the surface or the coins at the surface of water. Now at the top the
forces from the air are less but water applies stronger molecular attractive force. As
a result when the two coins come closer to each other they try to minimize the
surface area between each other and gets attracted towards each other. As a result
of this minimizing of surface area, the surface will want to assume the smoothest
flattest shape it can. Since any curvature in the surface shape results in higher area,
a higher energy will also result. Consequently, the surface will push back on the coin
in much the same way a ball pushed uphill will push back to minimize its
gravitational energy. As a result attraction between the coins will generate due to
water tension.