A drop of water is spherical in shape due to which property?

Practice Questions

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A drop of water is spherical in shape due to which property?
  1. Viscosity
  2. Surface tension
  3. Capillarity
  4. Density

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

A drop of water is spherical in shape due to which property?
  • Step 1: Understand that a drop of water is a small amount of water.
  • Step 2: Know that when water is in a drop, it tries to take a shape that uses the least amount of space.
  • Step 3: Learn about surface tension, which is a force that pulls the surface of the water tight.
  • Step 4: Realize that this force makes the water drop pull into a shape that has the smallest surface area.
  • Step 5: Conclude that the shape with the smallest surface area for a given volume is a sphere.
  • Surface Tension – Surface tension is the property of a liquid's surface that allows it to behave like a stretched elastic membrane, causing it to minimize its surface area.
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