Q. If the excess pressure inside a soap bubble is balanced by oil column of height 2 mm, then the surface tension of soap solution will be $(r = 1\ cm\ and\ density\ d = 0.8\ g\ {cc}^{- 1)}\ $

A) $3.9\ {Nm}^{- 1}$
B) $3.9 \times 10^{- 1}\ {Nm}^{- 1}$
C) $3.9 \times 10^{- 2}\ {Nm}^{- 1}$
D) $3.9\ dyne\ m^{- 1}$
Explanation

(c) Excess pressure inside a soap bubble of radius R is
$= \frac{4T}{R}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ldots\ldots(i)$
Where T is surface tension of liquid film.
Pressure due to oil column
$= h\rho g\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ldots\ldots.(ii)$
Where $h$ is height of column, $\rho$ the density and $g$ the gravity.
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
$\frac{4T}{R} = h\rho g$
$\Longrightarrow \ \ T = \frac{h\rho gR}{4}$
$Given,\ \ \ \ \ h = 2\ mm = 0.2\ cm,\ \ \ g = 980{cms}^{- 2},$
$\rho = 0.8\ gcc^{- 1},\ R = 1\ cm$
$\therefore\ \ T = \frac{0.2 \times 0.8 \times 980}{4}$
$= 3.92 \times 10\ dyne\ {cm}^{- 1}$
$In\ {Nm}^{- 1}$
$T = 3.9 \times 10 \times \frac{10^{- 5}}{10^{- 2}} = 3.9 \times 10^{- 2}\ {Nm}^{- 1}$

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.