The property utilized in the manufacture of lead shots is

Options

A. specific weight of liquid lead
B. compressibility of liquid lead
C. specific gravity of liquid lead
D. suface tension of liquid lead.

Answer

D

Explanation

The property utilized in the manufacture of lead shots is surface tension of liquid lead. In this process, molten lead is made to pass through a sieve from a high tower and allowed to fall in water . The molten lead particles, while descending , assume a spherical shape and solidify in this form, before falling into water .