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Radius of a single mercury drop formed from two or three drops

The same question, asked 2 times: 26 Apr 2025 S1*, 19 May 2026 S1. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    26 Apr 2025 S1

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    Let R1,R2R_{1},R_{2} and R3R_{3} be the radii of three mercury drops. A big mercury drop is formed from them under isothermal conditions. The radius of the resultant drop is

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  2. Question 2

    19 May 2026 S1

    112
    Under isothermal conditions, a single drop of radius RR is formed from two mercury drops of radii R1R_1 and R2R_2. After combination, the relation between RR, R1R_1 and R2R_2 is

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