A shot is obtained by pouring molten lead through marrow holes into water from certain height. The falling lead solidfies and takes the form of small spheres, Explain the phenomenon.

A shot is obtained by pouring molten lead through marrow holes into wa

1.	A shot is obtained by pouring molten lead through marrow holes into water from certain height. The falling lead solidfies and takes the form of small spheres, Explain the phenomenon.
Answer» Solution :The molten LEAD comes out of a narrow hole in the form of a fine stream. When it FALLS from a height into a vessel CONTAINING cold water, it BREAKS into sphereical drops due to thrust of water and surfaces tension. These are cooled on enteringthe water and thus solidify into SMALL spheres.