Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

12.2 Bernoulli’s Equation 4. You can squirt water a considerably greater distance by placing your thumb over the end of a garden hose and then releasing, than by leaving it completely uncovered. Explain how this works. Water is shot nearly vertically upward in a decorative fountain and the stream is observed to broaden as it rises. Conversely, a stream of water falling straight down from a faucet narrows. Explain why, and discuss whether surface tension enhances or reduces the effect in each case. Look back to Figure 12.4. Answer the following two questions. Why is.


Q: Surface tension is a property that can be found in what state of matter?


A:
liquid