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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Surface tension
  • JEE Mains 2021
  • Hard
  • MCQ

When two soap bubbles of radii \(a\) and \(b ( b > a )\) coalesce, the radius of curvature of common surface is

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(A) \(\frac{a b}{b-a}\)

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Let say \(P_{1}\) and \(P_{2}\) are the excess pressure on the two sides of the interface then the resultant excess pressure is \(P\)

\(\Rightarrow P=P_{2}-P_{1}\)

\(\Rightarrow \frac{4 T}{r}=\frac{4 T}{r_{2}}-\frac{4 T}{r_{1}}\)

\(\Rightarrow \frac{1}{r}=\frac{1}{r_2}-\frac{1}{r_1}\)

\(\Rightarrow r=\frac{r_{1} r_{1}}{r_{1}-r_{2}}\)

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