Monday, May 11, 2009

Chemistry-Why the drop of any liquid is spherical and not anther geometrical shape?

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Chemistry-Why the drop of any liquid is spherical and not anther geometrical shape?
The simple answer is "surface tension". You can read up on it here:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_ten...
Reply:The surface tension and atmospheric pressure effect the drop equally from all directions, and because of that, a sphere is the natural, most efficient result.

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