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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 2. Electric potential and capacitance

\(27\) similar drops of mercury are maintained at \(10 \,V\) each. All these spherical drops combine into a single big drop. The potential energy of the bigger drop is ....... times that of a smaller drop.

  1. A \(256\)
  2. B \(144\)
  3. C \(324\)
  4. D \(243\)
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(D) \(243\)

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\((27)\left(\frac{4}{3} \pi r ^{3}\right)=\frac{4}{3} \pi R ^{3}\) \(R =3 r\) Potential energy of smaller drop : \(U _{1}=\frac{3}{5} \frac{ kq ^{2}}{ r }\) Potential energy of bigger drop : \(U =\frac{3}{5} \frac{ kQ ^{2}}{ R }\) \(U =\frac{3}{5} \frac{ k (27 q )^{2}}{ R }\)…
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