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A liquid drop tends to minimize its surface area because of attraction between its particles. This phenomenon is called:

RRB NTPC (Stage-I) 17/01/2017 / Shift I 2017
✓ Answer: A Surface tension
Surface tension causes a liquid surface to tend towards the smallest possible area.
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