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Compared with the outside, the pressure inside a spherical liquid drop is what?
AGreater
BSmaller
CEqual
DZero
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Greater
Surface tension tries to shrink the drop, so the inside pressure must exceed the outside pressure to balance it.
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