Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)

Published by Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10: 0321909100
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-910-7

Chapter 13 - Think and Explain - Page 261-263: 91

Answer

The water's surface tension pulls the surface together. With no container and no gravity, the blob of water will be spherical, which has the smallest surface area for a given volume (page 257).
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