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A soap bubble of radius 2 mm has surface tension 0.03 N/m. The excess pressure inside it is:

Answer: 60 Pa.

  • A 15 Pa
  • B 30 Pa
  • C 60 Pa
  • D 120 Pa

Correct answer: C. 60 Pa

Explanation: For a soap bubble (two surfaces), excess pressure = 4T/r = 4·0.03/0.002 = 60 Pa.

Continuity Equation: Narrow Pipe → Faster FlowA₁, v₁ (wide, slow)A₂, v₂ (narrow, fast)A₁v₁ = A₂v₂ (continuity)Smaller area → higher speed → (by Bernoulli) LOWER pressure

Since the same volume of fluid must pass every cross-section per second (continuity), the fluid speeds up where the pipe narrows; Bernoulli's equation then says this faster-moving fluid has lower pressure - the principle behind a venturi meter and an aircraft wing's lift.

Concept context

Pressure, buoyancy, Bernoulli equation, viscosity, and surface tension.

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