Question

6. Why does water trickle off from Calcasieu and lotus leaves? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________​

Answer 1

Answer:

The water trucks off of the leaves of lotus because their leaves have a waxy coating. The waxy surface of the lotus leaf is quite rough. When water drops fall on this surface, they roll down, carrying dirt particles with them. The wax is also capable of self-regeneration

Explanation:

Answer 2

The water trucks off of the leaves of lotus because their leaves have a waxy coating. The waxy surface of the lotus leaf is quite rough. When water drops fall on this surface, they roll down, carrying dirt particles with them

Explanation:

1.The leaves of lotus plants are superhydrophobic in nature. It means the surface is very difficult to wet due to the contact angle of the water droplets with the surface. That's a reason water droplets trickle on the lotus leaves.

2.The lotus effect refers to the very high repellency exhibited by the leaves of the lotus plant. It allows self- cleaning, where dirt particles are picked up by passing water droplets due to the architecture of leaf surface which minimizes adhesion.

3.And the main purpose is for protection against pathogens (fungi/algae). The water trucks off of the leaves of lotus because their leaves have a waxy coating. When water drops fall on this surface, they roll down, carrying dirt particles with them. The wax is also capable of self-regeneration