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Explain Why A Drop of Liquid Under No External Forces is Always Spherical in Shape

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Explain why A drop of liquid under no external forces is always spherical in shape

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उत्तर १

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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उत्तर २

We know that any system tends to remain in a state of minimum energy. In the absence of any external force for a given volume of liquid its surface area and consequently. Surface energy is least for a spherical shape. It is due to this reason that a liquid drop, in the absence of an external force is spherical in shape

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