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QJEEM23Ph2c94: JEE Main 2023 Physics - Class 11 JEEM23Ph2c94 Solution: There is an air bubble of radius in a liquid of surface tension …

There is an air bubble of radius 1.0 mm1.0 \mathrm{~mm} in a liquid of surface tension 0.075 Nm−10.075~ \mathrm{Nm}^{-1} and density 1000 kg m−31000 \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m}^{-3} at a depth of 10 cm10 \mathrm{~cm} below the free surface. The amount by which the pressure inside the bubble is greater than the atmospheric pressure is _________ Pa(g=10 ms−2)\mathrm{Pa}\left(\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}\right)

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We can use the Young-Laplace equation to find the difference in pressure inside and outside the air bubble due to surface tension:

ΔP=2TR\Delta P = 2 \frac{T}{R}

where ΔP\Delta P is the pressure difference, TT is the surface tension, and RR is the radius of the bubble.

Plugging in the given values:

ΔP=20.075 Nm−11.0 mm=20.075 Nm−110−3 m=150 Pa\Delta P = 2 \frac{0.075 \mathrm{~Nm}^{-1}}{1.0 \mathrm{~mm}} = 2 \frac{0.075 \mathrm{~Nm}^{-1}}{10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}} = 150 \mathrm{~Pa}

Now, we need to account for the hydrostatic pressure due to the depth of the bubble below the free surface:

Phydrostatic=ρghP_{hydrostatic} = \rho g h

where ρ\rho is the density of the liquid, gg is the acceleration due to gravity, and hh is the depth below the free surface.

Plugging in the given values:

Phydrostatic=1000 kg m−3⋅10 ms−2⋅0.1 m=1000 PaP_{hydrostatic} = 1000 \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m}^{-3} \cdot 10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2} \cdot 0.1 \mathrm{~m} = 1000 \mathrm{~Pa}

So, the total pressure difference inside the bubble compared to atmospheric pressure is the sum of the pressure difference due to surface tension and hydrostatic pressure:

ΔPtotal=ΔP+Phydrostatic=150 Pa+1000 Pa=1150 Pa\Delta P_{total} = \Delta P + P_{hydrostatic} = 150 \mathrm{~Pa} + 1000 \mathrm{~Pa} = 1150 \mathrm{~Pa}

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