A small water drop placed on a lotus leaf is spherical in shape. Why does the small water drop acquire a spherical shape?

A small water drop placed on a lotus leaf is spherical in shape. Why d

1.	A small water drop placed on a lotus leaf is spherical in shape. Why does the small water drop acquire a spherical shape?
Answer» Solution :Force of surface TENSION tends to reduce the surface AREA. For a given VOLUME, a sphere has the minimum surface area. So TINY DROPLETS are spherical.