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When an air bubble of radius r rises from the bottom to the surface of a lake its radius becomes 5r4.{{5r} \over 4}. Taking the atmospheric pressure to be equal to 10 m height of water column, the depth of the lake would approximately be (ignore the surface tension and the effect of temperature) :

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  • A 11.2 m
  • B 8.7 m
  • C 9.5 m
  • D 10.5 m

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JEE Main 2018 (Online) 15th April Evening Slot Physics - Properties of Matter Question 235 English Explanation

Given, bubble of radius r rises from bottom of lake. The radius of bubble at top becomes 5r/4. Therefore, pressure in bubble at bottom is P1=P0+ρgh+4Tr{P_1} = {P_0} + \rho gh + {{4T} \over r}

Pressure in bubble at top is P2=P0+4T5r/4{P_2} = {P_0} + {{4T} \over {5r/4}}

Now, we know P1V1=P2V2{P_1}{V_1} = {P_2}{V_2} , therefore,

(P0+ρgh+4T4)4π3r3=(P0+4T5r/4)4π3(5r4)3\left( {{P_0} + \rho gh + {{4T} \over 4}} \right){{4\pi } \over 3}{r^3} = \left( {{P_0} + {{4T} \over {5r/4}}} \right){{4\pi } \over 3}{\left( {{{5r} \over 4}} \right)^3}

P0+ρhg+4Tr=(P0+4T×45r)12564{P_0} + \rho hg + {{4T} \over r} = \left( {{P_0} + {{4T \times 4} \over {5r}}} \right){{125} \over {64}}

Now given P0 = 10 ρ\rho g, therefore,

10ρg+ρgh+4Tr=12564×10ρg+16T5r×1256410\rho g + \rho gh + {{4T} \over r} = {{125} \over {64}} \times 10\rho g + {{16T} \over {5r}} \times {{125} \over {64}}

Neglecting effect of temperature, we get

10ρg+ρgh=12564×10ρg10\rho g + \rho gh = {{125} \over {64}} \times 10\rho g

⇒10+h=12564×10⇒h=125064−10=9.53125 m\Rightarrow 10 + h = {{125} \over {64}} \times 10 \Rightarrow h = {{1250} \over {64}} - 10 = 9.53125\,m

⇒\Rightarrow h ∼\sim 9.5 m

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