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Surface tension

Question

When a large drop of mercury is gently placed on Q horizontal glass surface, which of the following figure correctly shows its shape?

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Solution

Contact angle $θ$ between glass and mercury is obtuse. Due to the action of gravity, the shape of the drop cannot remain spherical.

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