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Why is water droplets seen in spherical shape ?

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Liquid drops are spherical in shape because liquids have the tendency to have minimum surface area due to surface tension and out of all possible shapes, sphere has minimum surface area.

Surface tension is the elastic tendency of a fluid surface which makes it acquire the least surface area possible .
The cohesive ( attractive) forces of water pull the molecules together and hence they have least surface tension.

You will learn more about surface tension in higher classes

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