An oil drop spreads over water because (a)oil Is lighter than water (b)oil is more viscous (c)oil does not mix with water (d)surface tension of oil is much smaller than that of water

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

option d. Surface anxiety of oil is smaller than that of water. When oil is dropped at the floor of water, the pressure stretches the oil drops on all sides. Hence the oil spreads over the floor of water.

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