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Excess pressure in a big drop compared with the small drops it splits into or is formed from

The same question, asked 5 times: 16 May 2023 S2, 21 Apr 2025 S2*, 11 Apr 2026 S2*, 14 May 2026 S2*, 15 May 2026 S1. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    16 May 2023 S2

    19
    A water drop is divided into 8 equal droplets. The pressure difference between the inner and outer side of the big drop will be

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  2. Question 2

    21 Apr 2025 S2

    13
    In air, a charged soap bubble of radius R breaks into 64 small soap bubbles of equal radius rr. The ratio of mechanical force per unit area of big soap bubble to that of a small bubble is

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  3. Question 3

    11 Apr 2026 S2

    111
    Due to surface tension, the excess pressure inside a smaller drop is 99 units. If 2727 smaller drops combine then excess pressure inside the bigger drop is

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  4. Question 4

    14 May 2026 S2

    108
    In air, a charged soap bubble of radius R breaks in to 27 small soap bubbles of equal radii r. Then the ratio of mechanical force acting per unit area of big soap bubble to that of a small soap bubble is

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  5. Question 5

    15 May 2026 S1

    110
    A water drop is divided into 8 equal droplets. The pressure difference between the inner and outer side of the big drop will be

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