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Excess pressure of one soap bubble is four times more than the other. Then the ratio of volume of first bubble to another one i

Options

A

1:64

B

1:4

C

64:1

D

1:2

Correct Answer :

1:64

Solution :

The correct option is 1:64.

Let us find the ratio of the volume of the first soap bubble to the second soap bubble step-by-step.

The excess pressure inside a soap bubble of radius R is given by the formula:
P=4TR
where T is the surface tension of the soap solution.

From this formula, we can see that the excess pressure P is inversely proportional to the radius R of the bubble:
P1R
Therefore, the ratio of the excess pressures of two bubbles is:
P1P2=R2R1

The problem states that the excess pressure of the first soap bubble is four times that of the other bubble:
P1=4P2
This gives the ratio of their pressures as:
P1P2=4

Substituting this pressure ratio into our relation for the radii, we get:
R2R1=4
Which means:
R1R2=14

The volume V of a spherical soap bubble of radius R is given by:
V=43πR3
Thus, the volume is directly proportional to the cube of the radius:
VR3

The ratio of the volume of the first bubble to the second bubble is:
V1V2=R1R23

Substituting the value of the radius ratio R1R2=14 into this equation:
V1V2=143=164

Thus, the ratio of the volume of the first bubble to that of the second bubble is 1:64.

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