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Surface Tension

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Chapter Questions
33 MCQs

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PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: jee-main
On heating water, bubbles being formed at the bottom of the vessel detatch and rise. Take the bubbles to be spheres of radius and making a circular contact of radius r with the bottom of the vessel. If , and the surface tension of water is T, value of r just before bubbles detatch is (density of water is )
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PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two soap bubbles coalesce to form a single bubble. If is the subsequent change in volume of contained air and the change in total surface area, is the surface tension and atmospheric pressure, which of the following relation is correct ?
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4PV + 3ST = 0
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3PV + 4ST = 0
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2PV + 3ST = 0
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3PV + 2ST = 0
03
PYQ 2017
hard
physics ID: jee-main
The following observations were taken for determining surface tension T of water by capillary method: diameter of capillary, rise of water, . Using and the simplified relation , the possible error in surface tension is closest to:
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main

A spherical soap bubble of radius 3 cm is formed inside another spherical soap bubble of radius 6 cm. If the internal pressure of the smaller bubble of radius 3 cm in the above system is equal to the internal pressure of the another single soap bubble of radius r cm. The value of r is ___

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PYQ 2022
hard
physics ID: jee-main
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other· is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Clothes containing oil or grease stains cannot be cleaned by water wash.
Reason (R) : Because the angle of contact between the oil/grease and water is obtuse.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the option given below.
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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
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(A) is true but (R) is false
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(A) is false but (R) is true
06
PYQ 2022
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A water drop of diameter 2 cm is broken into 64 equal droplets. The surface tension of water is 0.075 N/m. In this process the gain in surface energy will be
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2.8 \times 10–4 J
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1.5 \times 10–3 J
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1.9 \times 10–4 J
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9.4 \times 10–5 J
07
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main

The intensity of the light from a bulb incident on a surface is 0.22 W/m2. The amplitude of the magnetic field in this light-wave is ___ × 10–9 T.

(Given : Permittivity of vacuum ε0 = 8.85 × 10–12C2N–1–m–2, speed of light in vacuum c = 3 × 108 ms–1)

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PYQ 2022
easy
physics ID: jee-main
An object of mass 1 kg is taken to a height from the surface of earth which is equal to three times the radius of earth. The gain in potential energy of the object will be
[If, g = 10 ms–2 and radius of earth = 6400 km]
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48 MJ
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24 MJ
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36 MJ
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12 MJ
09
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main

A drop of liquid of density ρ is floating half immersed in a liquid of density σ and surface tension 7.5×10−4 Ncm−1. The radius of drop in cm will be : ( Take : g=10 m/s2)

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PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A spherical drop of liquid splits into 1000 identical spherical drops If is the surfice energy of the original drop and is the total surface energy of the resulting drops, the (ignoring evaporation), Then value of is ___
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The surface tension of a soap bubble is . Work done to increase the radius of the bubble from 3.5 cm to 7 cm will be:
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
For a nucleus AAX having mass number A and atomic number Z
A. The surface energy per nucleon
B. The Coulomb contribution to the binding energy
C. The volume energy bv=a3A
D. Decrease in the binding energy is proportional to surface area.
E. While estimating the surface energy, it is assumed that each nucleon interacts with 12 nucleons. ( a1,a2 and a3 are constants)
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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A, B, C, D only
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B, C only
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C, D only
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B, C, E only
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PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main
The surface tension of soap solution is 3.5 × 10–2 Nm–1. The amount of work done required to increase the radius of soap bubble from 10 cm to 20 cm is________× 10–4 J. (take π = 22/7)
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main

A disc is rolling without slipping on a surface. The radius of the disc is R. At t = 0, the top most point on the disc is A as shown in figure. When the disc completes half of its rotation, the displacement of point A from its initial position is

Rolling Disc
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2R
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PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A liquid drop of radius R is divided into 27 identical drops. If the surface tension of the drops is T, then find work done in this process.
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A big drop is formed by coalescing 1000 small droplets of water. The surface energy will become :
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100 times
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10 times
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PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A soap bubble is blown to a diameter of . of work is done in blowing it further. If the surface tension of the soap solution is , then the new radius is ______ . Take: .
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A big drop is formed by coalescing 1000 small identical drops of water. If E1 be the total surface energy of 1000 small drops of water and E2 be the surface energy of single big drop of water, the E1 : E2 is x : 1 where x = ________.
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A liquid column of height balances excess pressure of a soap bubble of certain radius. If density of liquid is and surface tension of soap solution is , then diameter of the soap bubble is _________ .
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PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A big drop is formed by coalescing 1000 small droplets of water. What will be the change in surface energy What will be the ratio between the total surface energy of the droplets and the surface energy of the big drop?
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A small liquid drop of radius R is divided into 27 identical liquid drops. If the surface tension is T, then the work done in the process will be :
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PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A thin liquid film formed between a U-shaped wire and a light slider supports a weight of . The length of the slider is and its weight negligible. The surface tension of the liquid film is -
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PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A capillary tube of radius 0.1 mm is partly dipped in water (surface tension 70 dyn/cm and glass water contact angle ) with inclined with vertical. The length of water risen in the capillary is ____ cm. (Take m/s )
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PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main

Two soap bubbles of radius 2 cm and 4 cm, respectively, are in contact with each other. The radius of curvature of the common surface, in cm, is _______________.

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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two water drops each of radius coalesce to form a bigger drop. If is the surface tension, the surface energy released in this process is:
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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An air bubble of radius 1.0 mm is observed at a depth of 20 cm below the free surface of a liquid having surface tension and density . The difference between pressure inside the bubble and atmospheric pressure is: Given .
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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main

Two liquids A and B have and as contact angles in a capillary tube. If , then identify the correct statement:

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K is negative, then liquid A and liquid B have convex meniscus.
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K is negative, then liquid A and liquid B have concave meniscus.
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K is negative, then liquid A has concave meniscus and liquid B has convex meniscus.
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K is zero, then liquid A has convex meniscus and liquid B has concave meniscus.
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PYQ 2025
hard
physics ID: jee-main
Two water drops each of radius coalesce to form a bigger drop. If is the surface tension, the surface energy released in this process is:
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PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main
An air bubble of radius 0.1 cm lies at a depth of 20 cm below the free surface of a liquid of density 1000 kg/m . If the pressure inside the bubble is 2100 N/m greater than the atmospheric pressure, then the surface tension of the liquid in SI units is (use ).
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0.02
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0.1
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0.25
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0.05
30
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The surface tension of a soap solution is N/m. The work required to increase the radius of a soap bubble from 1 cm to 2 cm is J. The value of is ______. ( )
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The surface tension of a soap bubble is 0.03 N/m. The work done in increasing the diameter of bubble from 2 cm to 6 cm is J. The value of is _______. (Take )}
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0.86
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0.64
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0.62
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0.30
32
PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A soap bubble of surface tension is blown to a diameter of . If of work is done in blowing it further to make its diameter , then the value of is ________.
33
PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A soap bubble of diameter cm, its diameter is increased to cm. If change in its surface energy is J, find . (Given surface tension = N/m)
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