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QJEEM19Ph8ff2: JEE Main 2019 Physics - Class 11 JEEM19Ph8ff2 Solution: A soap bubble, blown by a mechanical pump at the mouth of a…

A soap bubble, blown by a mechanical pump at the mouth of a tube, increases in volume, with time, at a constant rate. The graph that correctly depicts the time dependence of pressure inside the bubble is given by :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A https://ik.imagekit.io/novatra/photos/493dcf03754e535c5f7911ecf580d3eb5e5d405ca06addcbcc95216e19473243.webp
  • B https://ik.imagekit.io/novatra/photos/ff1eb691754f433e1017463ab7b35569483fa1243b13196bec62c1cb41adca4e.webp
  • C https://ik.imagekit.io/novatra/photos/c0eda317f37fca7f542c191105164f76520bd491c5664ba693b1677892cc8bbe.webp
  • D https://ik.imagekit.io/novatra/photos/85bd5e9d61881ab17c704754d2b6d3064783a47c7a184e64bc29976699e71d7f.webp

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

When soap bubble is being inflated and its temperature remains constant, then it follows Boyle's law, so

pV = constant (k)

⇒p=kV\Rightarrow p = {k \over V}

Differentiating above equation with time, we get

dpdt=k. ddt(1V){{dp} \over {dt}} = k.\,{d \over {dt}}\left( {{1 \over V}} \right)

⇒dpdt=k(−1V2). dVdt\Rightarrow {{dp} \over {dt}} = k\left( {{{ - 1} \over {{V^2}}}} \right).\,{{dV} \over {dt}}

It is given that, dVdt=c{{dV} \over {dt}} = c (a constant)

So, dpdt=−kcV2{{dp} \over {dt}} = {{ - kc} \over {{V^2}}} ..... (i)

Now, from dVdt=c{{dV} \over {dt}} = c , we get

dV=cdtdV = cdt

or, ∫dV=∫cdt\int {dV = \int {cdt} } or, V=ctV = ct ..... (ii)

From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get

dpdt=−kcc2t2{{dp} \over {dt}} = {{ - kc} \over {{c^2}{t^2}}}

or, dpdt=−(kc)t−2{{dp} \over {dt}} = - {\left( {{k \over c}} \right)^{{t^{ - 2}}}}

⇒dp=−kc. t−2dt\Rightarrow dp = - {k \over c}.\,{t^{ - 2}}dt

Integrating both sides, we get

∫dp=−kc∫t−2dt\int {dp = - {k \over c}\int {{t^{ - 2}}dt} }

p=−kc. (t−2+1−2+1)p = - {k \over c}.\,\left( {{{{t^{ - 2 + 1}}} \over { - 2 + 1}}} \right)

=−kc. −1t=kct= - {k \over c}.\,{{ - 1} \over t} = {k \over {ct}}

or, p∝1tp \propto {1 \over t}

Hence, p versus 1t{1 \over t} graph is a straight line, which is correctly represented in option (b).

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