Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Some Mechanical Properties of Matter
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Some Mechanical Properties of Matter
A wire forming a loop is submerged into a soap solution and...
A wire forming a loop is submerged into a soap solution and removed, establishing a film of soap solution. A loop of thread long is gently placed on the film, and the film is subsequently pricked with a needle inside the loop. The thread loop assumes a circular shape. Determine the tension in the thread. The surface tension of the soap solution is .
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- B
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- D
Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
The length of the thread loop is given by .
The radius of the circular loop is .
When the film inside the loop is pricked, the outer soap film pulls the thread radially outward. Since a soap film has two free surfaces, the outward force per unit length is , where is the surface tension.
Considering a small element of the thread subtending an angle at the center, the outward force on this element is .
This outward force is balanced by the inward radial component of the tension in the thread. The inward force is .
Equating the forces:
Substituting the given values and :
The radius of the circular loop is .
When the film inside the loop is pricked, the outer soap film pulls the thread radially outward. Since a soap film has two free surfaces, the outward force per unit length is , where is the surface tension.
Considering a small element of the thread subtending an angle at the center, the outward force on this element is .
This outward force is balanced by the inward radial component of the tension in the thread. The inward force is .
Equating the forces:
Substituting the given values and :