2007-07-07 03:47:14 · 11 answers · asked by Calchas 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The answer to this question depends on what you consider to be a drop.
1. If you consider a drop to be just water(no other criteria), then the simplest answer is 1 molecule of H20.
2. If you consider a drop to be naturally formed (ie, a raindrop) and NOT WATER VAPOUR, the smallest recorded drop is about .01 ml.
Hope that helps.
2007-07-07 04:00:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on gravity. A very small volume of water may drops on the surface of a bigger planet. On the Earth it also varies from place to place.
2007-07-07 04:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by Lutfor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Within reason it would be a water molecule wholly surrounded by water molecules so that the drop had both a surface and a volume. That would make it between five (tetrahedral) and 13 (sphere surrounded by spheres) molecules.
2007-07-07 03:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Al 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 04:22:08 · answer #4 · answered by antonovich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's a drop of water? Water vapour that has condensed enough to form droplets that fall under the influence of gravity at standard temperature and pressure I'd guess.
Can't be bothered to continue with the maths.
2007-07-07 03:52:04 · answer #5 · answered by caldini 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To solve this question you must first determine the surface tension. The surface tension, determines how large or small the drop is.
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2007-07-07 04:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you allowed a drop of water to fall into a black hole it would become part of the singularity. In other words it would become infinitesimally small - just about nothingness.
2007-07-07 07:06:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mass of a single H20 atom in grams
1g = 0.1cm3
work it out from there XD
2007-07-07 03:56:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One atom of Hydrogen + two atoms of Oxygen.
Or is two atoms of Hydrogen + one atom of Oxygen?
I'll have to get the text book out.
You can do the measuring.
2007-07-07 04:34:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one molecule maybe
like a micron or a nanometer maybe
not sure if a molecule is a drop or not
2007-07-07 03:50:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋