Editing Goniometer (section)

====Surface tension====
[[File:WassermoleküleInTröpfchen.svg|thumb|150px|Surface tension exists because the molecules inside a liquid experience roughly equal cohesive forces in all directions, but molecules at the surface experience larger attractive forces toward the liquid than toward gas.]]

[[#Contact angle goniometer|Contact angle goniometers]] can also determine the [[surface tension]] for any liquid in gas or the [[interfacial tension]] between any two liquids. If the difference in densities between the two fluids is known, the surface tension or interfacial tension can be calculated by the pendant drop method. An advanced instrument often called a goniometer / tensiometer includes software tools that measure [[surface tension]] and [[interfacial tension]] using the pendant drop, inverted pendant drop, and sessile drop methods, in addition to [[contact angle]]. A [[centrifugal adhesion balance]] relates the contact angles to the adhesion of the drop to the surface. A [[gonioreflectometer]] measures the reflectivity of a surface at a number of angles.