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The excess pressure inside

(a) a drop of mercury of radius 2 mm. say as x N m-2

(b) a soap bubble of radius 4 mm.say as y N m-2

(c) an air bubble of radius 4 mm, formed inside a tank of water say as z N m-2

The surface tension of mercury, soap solution, and water are 0.465 N m-10.03 N m-1 and 0.076 N m-1, respectively.

Find the value of xyz.

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Important Questions on Some Mechanical Properties of Matter

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Consider a small surface area of 1 mm2 at the top of a mercury drop of radius 4.0 mm. Find the force exerted on this area 

(a) by the air, above it. 

(b) by the mercury, below it. 

(c) by the mercury surface in contact with it.

The atmospheric pressure is 1.0×105 Pa and the surface tension of mercury is 0.465 N m-1. Neglect the effect of gravity. Assume all the numbers to be exact.

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The capillaries shown in the figure, have inner radii 0.5 mm1.0 mm and 1.5 mm, respectively. The liquid in the beaker is water. Find the heights of water level in the capillaries. The surface tension of water is 7.5×10-2 N m-1. (Take g=10 m s-2.)

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The lower end of a capillary tube is immersed in mercury. The level of mercury in the tube is found to be 2 cm below the outer level. If the same tube is immersed in water, up to what height will the water rise in the capillary?
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A barometer is constructed with its tube having radius 1.0 mm. Assume that the surface of the mercury in the tube is spherical. If the atmospheric pressure is equal to 76 cm of mercury, what will be the height raised in the barometer tube? The contact angle of mercury with glass is 135°, and the surface tension of mercury is 0.465 N m-1. The density of mercury is 13600 kg m-3.
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A capillary tube of radius 0.50 mm is dipped vertically in a pot of water. The difference between the pressure of the water in the tube of 5.0 cm below the surface and the atmospheric pressure is k N m-2. Find the value of k

It is given that the surface tension of the water is 0.075 N m-1.

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The surface energy of water kept in a cylindrical vessel of radius 6.0 cm is given by 8.5×10-n J. The surface tension of water is 0.075 J m-2. Then find the value of n.
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A drop of mercury of radius 2 mm is split into 8 identical droplets. Find the increase in surface energy in μJ. The surface tension of mercury is 0.465 J m-2.
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A capillary tube of radius 1 mm is kept vertical with the lower end in water.

(a) Find the height of water raised in the capillary.

(b) If the length of the capillary tube is half the answer of part (a), find the angle made by the water surface in the capillary with the wall.