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Which of the following property of water can be used to explain the sperical shape of rain droplets ?

A

Viscosity

B

Surface tension

C

Criticasl phenomena

D

Pressure

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B
The spherical shape of rain droplets is due to surface tension. Lowest energy state of a liquid will be when the surface area is minimum. Surface tension tries to lower the surface area of a liquid to the minimum. Shape of a rain droplets is spherical because for a given volume, a sphere has minimum surface area.
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