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Mercury forms spherical drops when split on a wooden bench because it?

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Answered by yasaswinipadala
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Due to surface tension mercury tries to acquire the minimum surface area which is minimum for sphere. For small drops, gravity effect is small and mercury drops are nearly spherical. As the size of the drop increases, force of gravity on the drop increases which tries to deform the shape.

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