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Electrostatics

A drop of mercury has some charge.if it breaks up into a number of identical drops,then its electrostatics energy decreases.

my doubt is if it breaks in more drops then other than self energy of droplets there interaction energy is also added up..so final energy should increase..

plz clarify if i m wrong

Profile image of rishabh bhardwaj
16 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
14 Years ago

if interaction energy is considered, whether or not the total energy goes up, the interaction energy depends on the detailed spatial configuration of the droplets

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