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III. Long Answer Questions · Q9

Q.Obtain an expression for the excess of pressure inside a i) liquid drop ii) liquid bubble iii) air bubble.

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Step 1. Air bubble (radius R, in a liquid of surface tension T, one surface). For the hemispherical half of the bubble in equilibrium: the surface-tension force around the rim (circumference 2πR2\pi R) is FT=2πRTF_T=2\pi RT; the outside-pressure force is FP1=P1πR2F_{P1}=P_1\pi R^2; the inside-pressure force is FP2=P2πR2F_{P2}=P_2\pi R^2. Equilibrium requires FP2=FT+FP1F_{P2}=F_T+F_{P1}: P2πR2=2πRT+P1πR2⇒(P2−P1)πR2=2πRT⇒ΔP=2TRP_2\pi R^2=2\pi RT+P_1\pi R^2\Rightarrow(P_2-P_1)\pi R^2=2\pi RT\Rightarrow\Delta P=\dfrac{2T}{R}.

Step 2. Soap bubble (radius R, in air, TWO surfaces -- inner and outer). The surface-tension force is DOUBLED: FT=2×2πRT=4πRTF_T=2\times2\pi RT=4\pi RT. The identical equilibrium argument gives (P2−P1)πR2=4πRT⇒ΔP=4TR(P_2-P_1)\pi R^2=4\pi RT\Rightarrow\Delta P=\dfrac{4T}{R}. …

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