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Explain why small drops of mercury are spherical and large drops become flat? |
Answer» In case of a small and the force of surface tension plays a vital role. Therefore, the free surface of drop tends to have minimum surface area. For a given volume, the shere has minimum area. Hence the small mercury drops are of spherical shape. In case of large mercury drop, the gravitational pull becomes more effective than the surface tension and exerts downwards pull on the drop so that its centre of gravity may lie at the lowest possible position. Hence the lagre drop of mercuty becomes elliptical or flat in shape from middle. |
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