How does our detergent actually break and cause the water droplet to actually collapse its shape? So let's begin with diagram A. And let's actually answer why the water actually forms that spherical shape in the first place. So if we examine inside that water droplet, if we get down to the microscopic level, we'll see that the individual water molecules are actually forming relatively strong intermolecular bonds known as hydrogen bonds. So water can form many hydrogen bonds with adjacent water molecules. Now, because hydrogen bonding is stabilizing, that means the water will tend to create a shape that will maximize the number of hydrogen bonds.