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A drop of liq. Under no external forces is always spherical in shape why?

A drop of liq. Under no external forces is always spherical in shape why?

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Apoorva Arora IIT Roorkee
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9 years ago
A liquid tends to acquire the minimum surface area because of the presence of surface tension. The surface area of a sphere is the minimum for a given volume. Hence, under no external forces, liquid drops always take spherical shape.
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Apoorva Arora
IIT Roorkee
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