JEE Main20241 Feb 2024Evening ShiftPhysicsMechanical Properties of FluidsActual
A big drop is formed by coalescing 1000 small droplets of water. The surface energy will become :
Options
- A100 times
- B10 times
- C1 100 th
- D1 10 th
Correct answer
D. 1 10 th
Step-by-step solution
Lets say radius of small droplets is r and that of big drop is R . Total volume of the drops will remains unchanged. Therefore, 4 3 π R 3 = 1000 4 3 π r 3 ⇒ R = 10 r Now, initial surface energy is, U i = 1000 4 π r 2 S and the final surface energy is, U f = 4 π R 2 S = 100 4 π r 2 S Clearly, U f = 1 10 U i .