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Q.A spherical liquid drop has a capacitance of 1 µF. It breaks to form eight drops of the same radius. The capacitance of each drop is
(a) 1/2 µF
(b) 1/4 µF
(c) 1/8 µF
(d) 8 µF
West Bengal WbchseWest Bengal HS (WBCHSE) Board 2022MCQ· 1mImportance★★★★★
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Volume conservation gives each small drop half the big drop's radius, and since , each small drop's capacitance is .
Capacitance of an isolated sphere: , proportional to radius .
When a big drop of radius splits into 8 identical small drops of radius , volume is conserved: …
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