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Let W be the work done, when a bubble of volume  V is formed from a given solution. How much work is required to be done to form a bubble of volume 2V?

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A rectangular film of liquid is extended from (4 cm×2 cm) to (5 cm×4 cm). If the work done is 3×10-4 J, the value of the surface tension of the liquid is
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A small soap bubble of radius 4cm is trapped inside another bubble of radius 6cm without any contact. Let P2 be the pressure inside the inner bubble and P0, the pressure outside the outer bubble. Radius of another bubble with pressure difference P2-P0 between its inside and outside would be:
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A soap bubble having radius of 1 mm is blown from a detergent solution having a surface tension of 2.5×10-2N m-1. The pressure inside the bubble equals at a point Z0 below the free surface of water in a container. Taking g=10 m s-2, density of water =103 kg m-3, the value of Z0 is
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A soap bubble of radius r is blown up to form a bubble of radius 2r under isothermal conditions. If σ is the surface tension of the soap solution, the energy spent in the process is
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A glass capillary tube is of the shape of a truncated cone with an apex angle α so that its two ends have cross-sections of different radii. When dipped in water vertically, the water rises in it to a height h, where the radius of its cross-section is b. If the surface tension of water is S, its density is ρ, and its contact angle with glass is θ, then the value of h will be (g is the acceleration due to gravity)

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Two separate soap bubbles of radii 3×10-3 m and 2×10-3 m respectively, formed of same liquid (surface tension 65×10-2 N m-1) come together to form a double bubble. The radius of interface of double bubble is
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A large number of water drops, each of radius r, combine to have a drop of radius R. If the surface tension is T and mechanical equivalent of heat is J, the rise in heat energy per unit volume will be:
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