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Work done in blowing or expanding a soap bubble

This type of question, asked 9 times: May 2022 S1, 11 May 2023 S1, 15 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2024 S2, 13 May 2024 S2, 25 Apr 2025 S2, 15 Apr 2026 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S1, 20 Apr 2026 S1. All 9 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2022 S1

    15
    The work done in blowing a soap bubble of radius RR is W1W_1 at room temperature. Now the soap solution is heated. From the heated solution another soap bubble of radius 2R2R is blown and the work done is W2W_2. Then

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  2. Question 2

    11 May 2023 S1

    49
    The work done in blowing a soap bubble of radius R is W1W_1 at room temperature. Now the soap solution is heated. From the heated solution another soap bubble of radius 2R is blown and the work done is W2W_2. Then

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  3. Question 3

    15 May 2023 S2

    8
    If the work done in blowing a soap bubble of volume VV is WW, then the work done in blowing a soap bubble of volume 2V2V will be

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  4. Question 4

    9 May 2024 S2

    10
    A soap bubble of radius RR is blown. After heating a solution, a second bubble of radius 2R2R is blown. The work required to blow the 2nd bubble in comparison to that required for the 1st bubble is

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  5. Question 5

    13 May 2024 S2

    50
    If work done in blowing a soap bubble of volume 'V' is W then the work done in blowing the bubble of volume 2V from same soap solution is:

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  6. Question 6

    25 Apr 2025 S2

    29
    The amount of work done in blowing a soap bubble such that its diameter increases from 'd' to ' DD ' is ( T=T= surface tension of solution)

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  7. Question 7

    15 Apr 2026 S1

    110
    A soap bubble of radius R is blown. After heating the solution, a second bubble of radius 2R is blown. The work required to blow the second bubble in comparison to that required for the first bubble is

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  8. Question 8

    17 Apr 2026 S1

    111
    A soap bubble of radius 1π\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{\pi}} cm is expanded to radius 3π\dfrac{3}{\sqrt{\pi}} cm. Surface tension of soap solution is 25 dyne/cm. The work done during expansion in erg is

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  9. Question 9

    20 Apr 2026 S1

    109
    If 450450 erg of work is done in blowing a soap bubble of radius 'rr', the additional work required to be done to blow it to a radius equal to 3r3r is

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