Surface tension may be defined as 

1. The work done per unit area in increasing the surface area of a liquid under isothermal condition

2. The work done per unit area in increasing the surface area of a liquid under adiabatic condition

3. The work done per unit area in increasing the surface area of a liquid under both isothermal and adiabatic conditions

4. Free surface energy per unit volume

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The energy needed to break a drop of radius \(R\) into \(n\) drops of radii \(r\) is given by:
1. \(4 πT ( nr ^2 - R ^2 )\)
2. \(\frac{4}{3} \pi \left(r^{3} n - R^{2}\right)\)
3. \(4 πT \left(R^{2} -nr^{2}\right)\)
4. \(4 πT \left(nr^{2}+R^{2} \right)\)

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The potential energy of a molecule on the surface of liquid compared to one inside the liquid is  -
1. Zero                                             

2. Smaller

3. The same                                     

4. Greater

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Two droplets merge with each other and forms a large droplet. In this process

1. Energy is liberated

2. Energy is absorbed

3. Neither liberated nor absorbed

4. Some mass is converted into energy

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Work done in splitting a drop of water of 1 mm radius into 106 droplets is (Surface tension of water =72×10-3J/m2)

1. 9.58×10-5J                 

2. 8.95×10-5J

3. 5.89×10-5J                   

4. 5.98×10-5J

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The amount of work done in blowing a soap bubble such that its diameter increases from d to D is (T= surface tension of the solution)

1. 4π(D2-d2)T                     

2. 8π(D2-d2)T

3. π(D2-d2)T                       

4. 2π(D2-d2)T

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A spherical drop of oil of radius 1 cm is broken into 1000 droplets of equal radii. If the surface tension of oil is 50 dynes/cm, the work done is 


1. 18 π ergs                     

2. 180 π ergs

3. 1800 π ergs                 

4. 8000 π ergs

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If the surface tension of a liquid is T, the gain in surface energy for an increase in liquid surface by A is

1. AT-1                       

2. AT

3. A2T                         

4. A2T2

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The surface tension of a liquid at its boiling point

1. Becomes zero

2. Becomes infinity

3. is equal to the value at room temperature

4. is half to the value at the room temperature

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The surface tension of liquid is 0.5 N/m. If a film is held on a ring of area 0.02 m2, its surface energy is

1. 5×10-2joule                         
2. 2×10-2joule
3. 4×10-4joule                       
4. 0.8×10-1joule

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