SURFACE TENSION

Preface
As you have gone through the theory part that consists of given fundamental principles,
definitions, concepts involved and solved problems. After going through theory part it
becomes necessary to solve the unsolved problems based on the concepts given. To
solve this purpose we are providing exercise part that comprises of various exercises
based on the theory. By solving various kinds of problems you can check your grasp on
the topic and can determine whether you have been able to find optimum depth in relevant
topic or not.

Students are advised to solve the questions of exercises (Levels # 1, 2, 3, 4) in the same
sequence or as directed by the faculty members, religiously and very carefully.

Level # 3 is not for foundation course students, it will be discussed in fresher or target
courses.

The list of exercises is as following :

Total No.of questions in Surface Tension are -

Level # 1 ....................................................................................... 71
Level # 2 ....................................................................................... 25
Level # 3 ......................................................................................... 9
Level # 4 ......................................................................................... 4

Total No. of questions .............................................................. 109

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Questions
based on Surface Tension Q.8 If we increase the surface area of a soap
film, the surface tension of the film -
Q.1 Molecular force are -
(A) increases
(A) only adhesive (B) decreases
(B) only cohesive
(C) remains the same
(C) only repulsive (D) becomes infinite
(D) cohesive and adhesive
Q.9 When the temperature of liquid is increased/
Q.2 Forces responsible for surface tension differ
current flows through a liquid, then its surface
from that of gravitational and electrostatic
tension-
force because these are -
(A) remains constant
(A) electromagnetic
(B) increases
(B) weak forces.
(C) decreases.
(C) obeying inverse square law.
(D) first increases then decreases
(D) both attractive and repulsive in character.
Q.10 The soap and the detergent make water
Q.3 The net force acting on a molecule inside the
suitable for washing clothes because they-
liquid is-
(A) make it rich in lather
(A) directed upwards at the liquid surface.
(B) increase its density
(B) directed inwards at the liquid surface.
(C) reduce its hardness
(C) zero
(D) reduce its surface tension
(D) infinite.
Q.11 W hich of the following liquids has the
Q.4 Free sufrace of a liquid behaves as a
maximum value of surface tension-
stretched membrane and tends to assume
the smallest possible area due to the- (A) water (B) soap-solution
(C) alcohol (D) mercury
(A) cohesive force
(B) adhesive force Q.12 The surface tension of mercury at normal
(C) centrifugal force temperature and pressure is-
(D) centripetal force (A) 72 dyne/cm (B) 72 N/m.
Q.5 The liquid surfaces have a tendency to (C) 453 dyne/cm (D) 435 x 10-3 N/m
contract, this phenomenon is due to- Q.13 At critical temperature, the surface tension
(A) surface tension (B) viscosity of a liquid-
(C) friction (D) dispersion (A) is zero
Q.6 Surface tension may be defined as the (B) is infinity
mechanical work required to create an (C) is the same as that any other
additional unit area of the liquid under- temperature.
(A) isobaric conditions (D) can not be determined.
(B) isothermal conditions Q.14 On wearing a rain coat on which some greasy
(C) adiabatic conditions material is coated, a person does not wet in
(D) isometric conditions. rain because-
Q.7 The surface tension of a liquid depends on - (A) the rain coat absorbs water
(A) contamination (B) the cohesive force of water is more.
(B) impurity dissolved in the liquid (C) the adhesion between the rain coat and
(C) temperature water becomes less.
(D) all the above. (D) none of these.

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Q.15 Few drops of alcohols are poured on the Questions
surface of water contained in a tube. The based on Surface area and surface energy
water goes away from the side from which Q.22 The length of a needle floating on water is
alcohol is being poured. This shows that- 2.5 cm. The minimum force in addition to its
(A) the surface tension of the alcohol solution weight needed to lift the needle above the
is more than that of water. surface of water will be -
(B) the viscosity of the alcohol solution is (A) 36 N (B) 10 N
more than that of water. (C) 9 N (D) 6 N
(C) the surface tension of the alcohol solution Q.23 W is the work done in forming a bubble of
is less than that of water. radius r, the work done in forming a bubble
of radius 2r will be -
(D) the viscosity of the alcohol solution is
less than that of water. (A) 4W (B) 3W
(C) 2W (D) W
Q.16 It is possible to join two metals by soldering
Q.24 If W is the amount of work done in forming
due to the property of-
a soap bubble of volume V, then the amount
(A) diffusion (B) elasticity of work done in forming a bubble of volume
(C) viscosity (D) surface tension. 2V from the same solution will be -
Q.17 If there is a thin layer of water between two (A) W/2 (B) 2W
parallel plates then it is easier to seperate
the plates by- (C) 2 W (D) 41/3 W
(A) displacing them Q.25 A big drop of water whose diameter is
0.2 cm, is broken into 27000 small drops of
(B) applying force perpendicular to the surface equal volume. Work done in this process will
of the plates be - (surface tension of water is 7 × 10–2 N/m).
(C) applying force in the some direction (A) 5 × 105 joule (B) 2.9 × 10–5 joule
(D) none of the above. (C) 2.55 × 10–5 joule (D) zero
Q.18 The writing of a fountain pen on a newspaper Q.26 Several spherical drops of a liquid each of
is not legible due to- radius r coalesce to form a single drop of
(A) cohesion radius R. If T is the surface tension, then the
energy liberated will be -
(B) adhesion
(C) capillary rise effect 1 1  1 1 
(A) 4R3T    (B) 2R3T   
(D) none of the above r R r R
Q.19 The incorrect statement is - 4 2 1 1   1 1
(C) r T    (D) 2RT   
(A) Tree gets water from earth through 3 r R R r 
capillary action Q.27 The work done in blowing a spherical soap
(B) Towel absorbs water from our body by bubble of diameter 2cm will be if the surface
capillary action tension of soap solution is 2 x 10-2-
(C) We get water in house tops through the (A) 50.2 x 10-6 Joule (B) 50.2 Joule.
action of surface tension (C) 50.2 x 10-6 erg. (D) zero
(D) Our teeth get blood from the body by Q.28 A soap bubble has radius r. The surface
capillary action tension of the soap film is T. The energy
Q.20 If a liquid is stirred for some time and then needed to double the diameter of the bubble
left. It comes to rest after some time. Its without change of temperature is-
reason is- (A) 4  r2 T (B) 2  r2 T
(A) viscosity (B) surface tension (C) 12  r2 T (D) 24  r2 T
(C) gravitation (D) centripetal force
Q.29 The surface energy of a liquid drop is u. It is
Q.21 Big liquid drops are not spherical due to -
sprayed into 1000 equal droplets. Then its
(A) viscosity surface energy becomes-
(B) surface tension
(A) u (B) 10 u
(C) gravitational force.
(C) 100 u (D) 1000 u
(D) atmospheric pressure.

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Q.30 Suppose that 64 raindrops combine into a Q.38 The excess of pressure inside a drop of soap
single drop. The ratio of the total surface solution is Pd, and that inside a soap bubble
energy of the 64 drops to that of a single of same radius is Pb. Which of the following
drop is- (For water T = 0.72 N/m = 0.072 relation is correct ?
Joule/m2.)
(A) Pd = Pb
(A) 4 (B) 10
(C) 2 (D) 8 (B) 2Pd = Pb
Q.31 A liquid drop of diameter D is divided into 27 (C) Pd = 2Pb
equal droplets. If the surface tension is T (D) none of the above
then the change in energy will be-
Q.39 What will be the difference of pressure inside
(A) 3  D2 T (B)  D2 T
2 and outside a drop of water of radius 1.0 mm ?
(C) 2  D T (D) 4  D2 T
Q.32 When two soap bubbles coalesce to form a (The surface tension of water is 73 dyne/cm-)
single bubble then its radius will be- (A) 146 N/m 2 (B) 73 N/m 2
(C) 7.3 N/m 2 (D) 200 N/m2
r
(A) 0 (B)  (C) (D) 2 r Q.40 The pressure inside a small air bubble of
2
0.1 mm radius is -
Q.33 How many free surfaces are there in a liquid
film ? [T = 0.072 N/m and atmospheric pressure
(A) one (B) two = 1.013 × 105 N/m 2].
(C) three (D) infinite (A) 2.027 × 105 N/m 2
Q.34 The number of free liquid surfaces in the air (B) 1.013 × 105 N/m 2
bubble inside a luquid is- (C) 2 × .072 × .001 N/m 2
(A) one (B) two (D) 1.027 × 105 N/m 2
(C) four (D) eight Q.41 If r, V and P are respectively the radius,
Q.35 The total surface energy of liquid is- volume and excess of pressure, for a bubble
(A) Surface tension x free surface area (or drop) then-
(A) PV  r (B) PV  1/r
Surface tension
(B) free surface area (C) PV  r2 (D) PV  1/r2
Q.42 The radius of curvature of common surface
(C) surface tension x free surface area formed by contact of two soap bubbles of
radii 3cm and 4cm respectively, will be-
(D) 4 (surface tension x free surface area)
(A) 7cm (B) 1cm
(C) 5cm (D) 12 cm
Questions Questions
based on Excess of pressure based on Angle of contact
Q.36 The volume of two soap bubbles are in the Q.43 The angle of contact for pure water and clean
ratio 8 : 1. Then ratio of excess pressure glass is -
inside the soap bubbles is- (A) 0º (B) 90º
(A) 8 : 1 (B) 1 : 8 (C) 180º (D) 360º
(C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 2 Q.44 If a liquid neither rises nor falls in a capillary,
Q.37 The excess of pressure inside a water drop its angle of contact is -
is Pd and that inside an air bubble of same (A) 0º (B) 180º
radius in water is Pb. Which of the following (C) 90º (D) 45º
relation is correct ? Q.45 The expression for excess pressure inside a
soap bubble is -
(A) Pd = Pb
(B) 2 Pd = Pb 2T T
(A) P = (B) P =
(C) Pd = 2Pd r r
(D) none of the above T 4T
(C) P = 4 r (D) P =
r

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Q.46 The excess pressure inside an air bubble Q.53 The angle of contact for pure water and glass
formed in a liquid is - is-
(A) 0º (B) 180º (C) 90º (D) 120º
2T 4T
(A) P = (B) P = Q.54 The value of the angle of contact for pure
r r water and mercury with the surface of glass
respectively-
T T
(C) P = (D) P = 2 r (A) 140º and 0º (B) 0º and 140º
r (C) 0º and 90º (D) 90º and 0º
Q.47 The excess pressure inside an air bubble of Q.55 For which pair, out of the following is the
radius r just below the surface of water is angle of contact maximum-
p1. The excess pressure inside a drop of the (A) mercury and glass
same radius just outside the surface is p2. If (B) water and chromium
T is surface tension then - (C) water and silver
(A) p1 = 2p2 (B) p1 = p2 (D) water and glass
(C) p2 = 2p1 (C) p2 = 0, p1  0 Q.56 The maximum value of angle of contact can
be-
Q.48 Two soap bubbles of radii 3 cm and 4 cm are
kept in contact, then the radius of curvature (A) 0º (B) 90º
(C) 180º (D) 360º
of common surface will be -
Q.57 A liquid rises in a capillary tube then its angle
(A) 5 cm (B) 7 cm
of contact  is-
(C) 9 cm (D) 12 cm
(A)  > 90º (B)  < 90º
Q.49 A drop of water and a soap bubble have the
(C)  = 90º (D)  = 180º
same radii. Surface tension of soap solution
is half of that of water. The ratio of excess Questions
pressure inside the drop and bubble is - based on Capillarity
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 Q.58 When a capillary is dipped into a beaker full
(C) 1 : 4 (D) 1 : 1 of water then water rises in it because the
Q.50 If two soap bubbles of different radii are in pressure just below the meniscus is-
communication with each other, then - (A) less than the atmospheric pressure
(A) air flows from the larger bubble into smaller (B) more than the atmospheric pressure
bubble until both bubbles become of equal (C) equal to the atmospheric pressure
size (D) 13.6 N/m
(B) air flows from the smaller bubble into Q.59 When liquid rises in a capillary tube, the
upward pull due to surface tension is equal
larger bubble and the larger bubble grows
to -
in size with decrease in size of smaller
(A) weight of the liquid column
bubble
(B) cohesive forces
(C) air does not flow but their size changes
(C) surface energy per unit area
(D) the size of bubbles remain unchanged. (D) adhesive forces
Q.51 The presence of water - proofing agent - Q.60 The liquid rise in capillary-
(A) increases surface tension (T) and (A) is directly proportional to the thickness
decrease  (angle of contact) of glass
(B) increases both T and  (B) is inversely proportional to the thickness
(C) decreases both T and  of glass
(D) decreases T and increases  (C) is proportional to the square of the
Q.52 A liquid will not wet a solid surface if the thickness of glass
angle of contact is - (D) does not depend on the thickness of the
(A) 0º (B) 30º (C) 45º (D) 120º glass

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Q.61 If the thickness of glass of a capillary is Q.67 Water rises in a capillary tube of diameter
doubled then the height of liquid risen in it 0.2 x 10-2 m upto a height of 1.5 cm. The
will be- surface tension of water is-
(A) doubled (B) four times (A) 73.5 x 10–3 N/m
(C) eight times (D) unchanged (B) 73.5 x 10–3 dyne/cm
Q.62 If the diameter of capillary be doubled, the (C) 35.7 x 10–3 N/m
rise of water in capillary will be- (D) 43.5 x 10–3 N/m
(A) double (B) half Q.68 Water rises to a height of 30 mm in a capillary
(C) remain the same (D) four times tube. If the radius of the capillary tube is
Q.63 A liquid rises upto a height greater than that made (3/4)th of its previous value, the height
for water. Its reason is that - to which the water will rise in the tube is-
(A) liquid is more viscous than water (A) 30 mm (B) 20 mm
(B) the temperature of liquid is higher than (C) 40 mm (D) 10 mm
that of water Q.69 Water rises to a height of 5 cm in a glass
(C) the surface tension of water is less than capillary tube. If the area of cross section of
that of liquid the tube is reduced to (1/16)th of the former
(D) the surface tension of water is more than value, the water rises to a height of-
that of liquid (A) 10 cm (B) 20 cm
Q.64 If a capillary is dipped partially in water (C) 30 cm (D) 40 cm
contained in a beaker which is placed inside Q.70 Water rises in a capillary upto a height of
a lift falling freely then the water- 4 cm. If it is tilted to 30º from the vertical,
(A) will rise upto the upper end of the capillary then the length of water column in it will be-
(B) will rise upto a certain height only 8
(C) will not rise at all (A) cm (B) 8 3 cm
3
(D) will osciliate in the capillary
(C) 4 cm (D) 2 cm
Q.65 In gravity free space, the liquid in a capillary
Q.71 If a capillary tube is tilted to 45º and 60º
tube will rise to-
from the vertical then the ratio of length 1
(A) same height as on earth
and 2 of liquid columns in it will be-
(B) less height as on earth
(C) slightly more height than that on earth (A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1
(D) infinite height (C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 2
Q.66 On performing the experiment of capillary rise
on the moon the height of liquid column inside
the capillary is found h'. If the same
experiment is repeated on the earth. then
the liquid is found to rise up to height h,
then-
(A) h' > h (B) h' < h
(C) h'  h (D) h' = 0

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Q.1 If two soap bubbles of different radii are
connected by a thin tube with each other
then -
(A) Air flows from the larger bubble into the
smaller one until the two bubble are of (C) P
equal size
(B) Air flows from the smaller bubble into the t
larger one and the larger bubble grows at
the expense of smaller one.
(C) The size of bubbles remain the same
(D) Air may flow from any one bubble into the
other depending on the temperature (D) P
Q.2 An air bubble is formed at depth h below the
surface of water. The pressure inside the t
bubble is-
Q.6 A 6 cm long toothpick is floating on the
(P0 = atmospheric pressure, r = radius of
bubble) surface of water the surface tension on one
side of it is 50 dynes/cm and some camphor
4T 2T
(A) (B) placed on the other reduces the surface
r r tension to 45 dynes/cm. The resultant force
acting on the toothpick will be (in dynes)
2T 4T
(C) P0 + 103 hg + (D) P0 + 103 hg + (A) zero (B) 10
r r
Q.3 The pressure inside two soap bubbles is 1.01 (C) 30 (D) 90
and 1.02 atmosphere if surrounding pressure Q.7 A wire of mass 0.3 gm is lying horizontal on
is 1 atm., then ratio of their volume is - the surface of water. The maximum length of
(A) 1.02 : 1.01 (B) (1.02)3 : (1.01)3 wire so that it may not sink, will be
(C) 8 : 1 (D) 2 : 1
(T = 70 x 10-3 N/m)
Q.4 If the work done in blowing a bubble of volume
V is W then the work done in blowing a soap (A) 0.021m (B) 0.21 m
bubble of volume 2V will be- (C) 2.1 m (D) 21 m
(A) W (B) 2W Q.8 Find the maximum force, in addition to the
(C) weight, required to pull a wire frame of 50 cm
3
2 W (D) 3
4 W
length from the surface of water, the surface
Q.5 A soap bubble is very slowly blown on the
end of a glass tube by a mechanical pump tension of water is 72.8 x 10–3 N/m
which supplied a fixed volume of air every (A) 72.8 N (B) 72.8 × 10–2 N
time whatever be the pressure against which (C) 72.8 × 10–3 N (D) 72.8 × 10–5 N
it pumping. The excess of pressure inside
the bubble varies with time as shown by which Q.9 A rectangular film of a certain liquid is 5 cms
of the graph- long and 3 cms is breadth. If the amount of
work done in increasing its size to
6 cm × 5 cms is 3 × 10-4J then the value of
surface tension of the liquid is-
(A) P (A) 0.4 J/m 2 (B) 0.1 J/m 2
(C) 3 × 10–4 J/m 2 (D) 5 × 10–4 J/m 2
t Q.10 A ring of radius r and weight W is lying on
a liquid surface. If the surface tension of the
liquid is T, then the minimum force required
to be applied in order to lift the ring up-
P
(B) (A) W (B) 2W
(C) W + 4rT (D) W + 2rT
t
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Q.11 A thin wire ring of radius of 2m is placed on
the surface a liquid. If a force of 4N is required 6T (b  a) 4T (b  a)
(A) (B)
to pull this ring from the surface of liquid d ab d ab
(before the liquid film breaks) then the surface
tension of liquid is 2T (b  a) 2T (b  a)
(C) (D)
d ab d ab
(A) 4 N/m (B) 2N/m
(C) 1/ N/m (D) 1/2 N/m Q.16 Liquid drops are falling slowly one by one
Q.12 The radii of two soap bubbles are R1 and R2 from a vertical glass tue. Establish a relation
respectively. The ratio of masses of air in between the weight of a drop w, the surface
them will be- tension T and the radius r of the tube
R13 R32 (assume the angle of contact to be zero)
(A) (B)
R32 R13 (A) w = r2T (B) w = 2rT
(C) w = 2r2T (D) w = 4/3 r
F P  4T I F P  4T I
GG R JJ R 1
3
1
GG R JJ R 2
3
2
Q.17 There is a small hole in a hollow sphere .
The water enters in it when it is taken to
(C) G
GH P  R4T JJK R (D) G
GH P  4RT JJK R
3 3
2 1 depth of 40 cm under water. The surface
2 1 tension of water is 0.07 N/m. The diameter
of hole is-
Q.13 A soap films formed over a frame ABCD as
shown n figure. Wire PQ can slide without (A) 7 mm (B) 0.07 mm
(C) 0.0007 mm (D) 0.7 m
friction surface tension for soap is .045 J/m 2
and density of material of wire is Q.18 A ring is cut from a platinum tube 8.5 cm
8.96 x 103 kg/m3 . If wire PQ is in equilibrium internal and 8.7 cm external diameter. It is
then its diameter shall be- supported horizontally from a pan of a balance
so that it comes in contact with the water in
A B a glass vessel. If an extra 3.97 gm-wt. is
required to pull it away from water, the surface
tension of water is
Q P (A) 70.07 dyne/cm (B) 70.80 dyne/cm
(C) 63.35 dyne/cm (D) 60 dyne/cm
Q.19 A straight capillary tube is immersed in water
D C and the water rises to 5 cm. If the capillary
(A) 0.6 mm (B) 0.6 cm is bent as shown in figure then the height of
water column will be-
(C) 1.2 mm (D) 1.2 cm
Q.14 1000 drops of water, all of same size join
together to form a single drop and the energy h
released raises the temperature of the drop.
Given that T is the surface tension of water,
r the radius of each small drop the density
of liquid, J the mechanical equivalent of heat.
What is the rise in temperature-
(A) 5 cm (B) less than 5 cm
(A) T/Jr (B) 10 T/Jr (C) greater than 5 cm (D) 4 cos 
(C) 100 T/Jr (D) None of the above
Q.20 Two parallel glass plates are dipping
Q.15 A large number of liquid drops of radius 'a' perpendicularly in a liquid of density . The
coalesce to form a single spherical drop of separation between the plates is d and the
radius b. The energy released in the process surface tension is T. The angle of contact for
is converted into the kinetic energy of the big glass is . The capillary rise of the liquid
drop formed. If d and T are the density and between the plates is-
surface tension of liquid respectively then the (A) (T cos / d) (B) (2T cos / gd)
speed of big drop is- (C) (2T/ gd cos ) (D) (T cos / gd)

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Q.21 Liquid reaches an equilibrium as shown in
fig. in a capillary tube of internal radius r. If r1 r2
the surface tension of the liquid is T, the (r2>r1)
angle of contact  and the density of liquid 
then the pressure difference between p and
Q is - h

Q
hdg
 (A) T =
r2  r1
( r2  r1 ) hdg
(B) T =
(A) (2T/r) cos  (B) (T/r cos ) 2
(C) (2 T/r cos ) (D) (4T/r) cos  ( r1  r2 ) hdg
Q.22 A capillary tube of radius R is immersed in (C) T =
2
water and water rises in it to a height H.
Mass of the water in the capillary tube is M.
hdg ( r1r2 )
(D) T =
If the radius of the tube is doubled, mass of 2 r2  r1
the water that will rise in the capillary tube Q.25 The U-tube with limbs of diameter 5 mm and
will be 2 mm contains water of surface tension
(A) M (B) 2M 7 x 10-2 N/m, angle of contact is zero and
(C) M/2 (D) 4M density of water is 103 kg/m3. Then difference
Q.23 When water rises in capillary tube of radius in level in the two limbs is-
r to height h, then its potential energy is U1. (A) 8.4 cm (B) 8.4 mm
If capillary tube of radius 2r is dipped in same (C) 0.84 mm (D) 0.84 cm
water then potential energy of water is U2.
The ratio U1:U2 will be-
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2
(C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 4
Q.24 In a U-tube the radii of two columns are
respectively r1 and r2 and if a liquid of density
d filled in it has level difference of h then the
surface tension of the liquid is -

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Q.1 When a capillary tube is immersed vertically Q.6 There is a horizontal film of soap solution. On
in mercury, the level of mercury in the capillary it a thread is placed in the form of a loop. The
is observed to be depressed. This is due to – film is pierced inside the loop and the thread
becomes a circular loop of radius R. If the
(A) Surface tension
surface tension of the loop be T, then what will
(B) Viscosity be the tension is the thread ?
(C) Adhesive force is more than cohesive force (A) R2/T (B) R2T
(C) 2RT (D) RT
(D) Cohesive force is equal to the adhesive
force
Q.7 A spherical drop of liquid having surface tension
Q.2 If a liquid neither rises nor depresses in a T contains 9 cm 3 of liquid. The drop is broken
capillary, then it means that – into 1000 identical drops The work done by
the breaking agent is –
(A) Angle of contact is 0º
(A) 9 (4)1/3 T erg (B) 81 (4)1/3 T erg
(B) Angle of contact may be 90º (C) 27 (4)1/3 T erg (D) None of the these
(C) Surface tension of the liquid must be zero
(D) None of these Q.8 A drop of water of mass m and density  is
placed between two well cleaned glass plates,
Q.3 An air bubble of radius 1mm is formed inside the distance between which is d. What is the
water at a depth 10m below free surface (where force of attraction between the plates
air pressure is 105 N/m2). The pressure inside
(T = surface tension) –
the bubble is –
(Surface tension of water = 7 × 10–2 N/m) Tm 4Tm
(A) 2 (B)
(A) 2.28 × 105 N/m2 2d d 2
(B) 2.0028 × 105 N/m 2
(C) 2.14 × 105 N/m 2
2Tm Tm
(D) 2.0014 × 105 N/m 2 (C) 2 (D)
d d2
Q.4 One end of a glass capillary tube with radius
r = 0.05 cm is immersed into water to a depth Q.9 In the bottom of a vessel with mercury of
of h = 2cm. What pressure is required to blow density  there is a round hole of radius r. At
an air bubble out of the lower end of the tube :
what maximum height of the mercury layer will
(T = 7 × 10–2 N/m and  = 103 kg/m 3)
the liquid still not flow out through this hole.
(A) 480 N/m2 (B) 680 N/m2
2 (Surface tension = T) –
(C) 120 N/m (D) 820 N/m 2
T T
Q.5 What is the height to which a liquid rises (A) rg (B) 2rg
between two long parallel plates, a distance d
apart (Surface tension of liquid is T and density
is ) ? 2T 4T
(C) rg (D) rg
4T 2T
(A) gd (B) gd

T T
(C) gd (D) 2gd

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Q.1 If two soap bubbles of different radii are
connected by a tube –
[AIEEE-2004]
(A) air flows from the smaller bubble to the bigger
(B) air flows from bigger bubble to the smaller
bubble till the sizes are interchanged
(C) air flows from the bigger bubble to the smaller
bubble till the sizes become equal
(D) there is no flow of air
Q.2 A capillary tube (A) is dipped in water. Another
identical tube (B) is dipped in a soap-water
solution. Which of the following shows the
relative nature of the liquid columns in the two
tubes ? [AIEEE-2008]
A B
(A)
A B
(B)
A B
(C)
A B
(D)
Section - B
Q.1 Water is filled up to a height h in a beaker
of radius R as shown in the figure. The den-
sity of water is , the surface tension of water
is T and the atmospheric pressure is P0.
Consider a vertical section ABCD of the water
column through a diameter of the beaker. The
force on water on one side of this section by
water on the other side of this section has
magnitude [IIT-2008]
(A) 2 P0 Rh  R 2 gh  2 RT
(B) 2 P0 Rh  R 2 gh  2 RT
(C) P0R 2  Rgh 2  2 RT
(D) P0R 2  Rgh 2  2 RT
Q.2 A glass tube of uniform internal radius (r) has
a valve separating the two identical ends.
Initially, the valve is in a tightly closed
position. End I has hemispherical soap
bubble of radius r. End 2 has
subhemispherical soap-bubble as shown in
figure. Just after opening the valve.
Figure : [IIT-2008]
2 1
(A) air from end 1 flows towards end 2. No
change in the volume of the soap bubbles
(B) air from end 1 flows towards end
2. Volume of the soap bubble at end 1
decreases
(C) no change occurs
(D) air from end 2 flows towards end
1. Volume of the soap bubble at end 1
increases
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D B C A A B D C C D D D A C C D A C C A
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
C A A D C A A D B A C D B A A D A B A C
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
C D A C D A B D D B B D A B B C B A A D
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
D B C A D D A C B A A

Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Ans. B C C D C C A C B C D C B D
Q.No. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ans. A B A A A B A B A D B

Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ans. A B D A B D B C C

Section - A

Q.No. 1 2
Ans. A B

Section - B

Q.No. 1 2
Ans. B B

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