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Surface tension
Question

Energy needed in breaking a drop of radius R into n drops of radii r is given by

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Solution

Energy needed = Increment in surface energy
                      = (surface energy of n small drops) - (surface energy of one big drop)

                       = n4πr2T-4πR2T = 4πT(nr2-R2)

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