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Surface tension
Question

Drops of liquid of density d are floating half immersed in a liquid of density p. If the surface tension of liquid is T, then radius of the drop will be

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Solution

The weight of the drop is equal to the sum of force due to surface tension on drop and force of buoyancy. Thus
   43πr3dg=2πrT+12×43πr3ρg or  2r2dg=3T+r2ρg r=3Tg(2dρ) 

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