Surface Tension refers to the work or energy needed to increase the surface area of a liquid by a unit area arising due to intermolecular forces. Since the property of surface tension occurs due to the intermolecular forces of attraction, there is a direct relationship between the intermolecular forces and surface tension.  The larger the intermolecular force of attraction between the liquid molecules, the greater is the surface tension observed. The lesser the attraction, the lesser is the surface tension. In general, the surface tension of liquid has an inverse relationship with temperature. An increase in the temperature of the liquid causes a decrease in the surface tension of the liquid. At the critical temperature, the surface tension reduces to zero. The inverse nature can be explained by the fact that with an increase in temperature, there is an increase in kinetic energy of the molecules which in turn results in lower intermolecular attraction.