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How do you prove that every water droplet is or isn't the same size or shape?
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∙ 11y ago
All you need is two drops that are not the same shape to prove they are not the same.
Compare drops of water dripping from a tap (faucet) which is elongated, and one in zero gravity, is spherical.
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Why rainbow bent?
Because AT the location of every water droplet in the air, the anglebetween the direction to the sun and the direction to your eye mustbe the same. The only shape in which that's possible at every pointis a circle.
Why does a small water droplet in the air remain spherical?
It is held in a spherical shape by the surface tension of the water/air boundary which forces the droplet to assume the smallest surface area possible (which is a sphere).
Where did the common conception of the water drop shape come from?
The common conception of the water drop shape is the shape a liquid like water takes when it's dangling from a surface, like a droplet hanging from a tap. Raindrops in the air usually have a spherical shape.
What is the difference between a snow flake and a water droplet?
the difference between a snowflake and a water droplet is that a water droplet is a snowflake before and after it is actualy formed!!
Does the density of a liquid affect its droplet shape?
A drop is a drop.Example? A drop of water is exactly like a drop of melted lead.Answer?No.
Why does water become spherical when thrown in air?
Water droplet is spherical when water is thrown in air because of surface tension in water molecules which forces it to assume the smallest shape possible.
Why does water form a spherical shape on wax paper instead of spreading out?
two things. surface tension and gravity. surface tension is the molecular bond of the water binding the molecules together on the surface of the droplet, preventing them from spreading out. The addition of a solute (like soap) to the water can break these bonds causing it to spread. Also the gravity of the water molecules acting on one another want to form a spherical shape, where the molecules on the surface of the droplet will be equidistant from the center of gravity of the droplet. The water droplet is too small for the force of earth's gravity to overcome the surface tension, therefore becoming more negligible as the droplets become smaller. The wax in the wax paper prevents the paper from absorbing the water.
Why rainbow is seen as an arc?
Because AT the location of every water droplet in the air that forms yourrainbow, the angle between the direction to the sun and the direction toyour eye must be the same. The only shape for which that's possible atevery point is a circle.
If there is a bigger water droplet size is there a better chance of precipitation?
direct chance of precipitation increases and water droplet increases
Why does water fall as raindrops?
Water will try to take a shape that represents the lowest energy. If water were in a vacuum this shape would be sphere. As the air runs past the falling droplet this sphere sees atmospheric drag. This distorts the shape of the sphere. Furthermore, the droplet if possible, would "like" the air to flow past it in laminar, non turbulent stream. Since the drop is elastic to tends to form a shape not unlike the cross section of an airplane wing. This is a shape that tends to be in the lowest energy and to provide for smooth flow of air over the surface of the drop.
Is a water droplet a liquid?
of course
What is the terminal velocity of a water droplet 312 miles wide?
Try stretching out a droplet of water (312 miles wide) and then you tell me.
