Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The hot water flows faster than cold water

Statement II: Soap water has higher surface tension as compared to fresh water. In the light above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

<p>Let's analyze the statements one by one:</p> <p>$\textbf{Statement I: "The hot water flows faster than cold water."}$ </p> <p><p>When water is heated, its viscosity decreases. In simple terms, hot water is "thinner" than cold water. </p></p> <p><p>Lower viscosity means there is less internal friction in the fluid, which allows it to flow more easily and, consequently, faster under the same conditions. </p></p> <p><p>Therefore, under identical pressure conditions, hot water indeed flows faster than cold water. </p></p> <p><p>This makes Statement I true.</p></p> <p>$$\textbf{Statement II: "Soap water has higher surface tension as compared to fresh water."}$$ </p> <p><p>Soap is a surfactant. Surfactants reduce the surface tension of the liquid by interfering with the cohesive forces between the water molecules. </p></p> <p><p>Fresh (pure) water has a relatively high surface tension (about 72.8 mN/m at room temperature), but when soap is added, the surface tension is decreased. </p></p> <p><p>Therefore, soap water has lower, not higher, surface tension compared to pure water. </p></p> <p><p>This makes Statement II false.</p></p> <p>Based on this analysis, the correct answer is:</p> <p>Option D: Statement I is true but Statement II is false.</p>