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Forces and Pressure. — Science STD 8 — Question

Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8ScienceForces and Pressure.2 Marks
Question
Why are rain drop spherical in nature?
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Answer

  1. Surface tension is responsible for the shape of liquid droplets. Although easily deformed, droplets of water tend to be pulled into a spherical shape by the cohesive force of the surface layer.
  2. In the absence of other force including gravity drops of virtually all liquids would be approximately spherical.

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