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Why water droplets wet the glass surface and does not wet lotus leaf?

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Angle of contact between water drop and glass less than `90^@` so water drop will wet glass surface.
Angle of contact between water and lotus leaf is greater than `90^@`, So water drops cannot wet lotus leaf.
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