Physics PYQ 66 of 288 · Fluids

Spherical form of a raindrop is due to –

  1. ADensity of liquid
  2. BSurface tension
  3. CAtmospheric pressure
  4. DGravitational force

39th BPSC Prelims 1994

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Correct answer: (b) Surface tension

Explanation

Surface tension makes a liquid's surface behave like a stretched skin that tries to shrink to the smallest possible area.

For a given volume, a sphere has the smallest surface area, so small raindrops become spherical.

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