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A water drop is spherical in shape due to ____________(a) Viscosity(b) Poise(c) Surface tension(d) ReflectionThis question was posed to me in an internship interview.This is a very interesting question from States of Matter topic in chapter States of Matter of Chemistry – Class 11

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Right option is (c) Surface TENSION

For explanation I WOULD say: Surface Tension is the tendency of a fluid to OCCUPY least surface area as possible. It is defined as the force per UNIT distance. So, the spherical shape that is acquired by a WATER drop is due to surface tension.



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