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Grade 11Mechanics

Two soap bubbles of different diameter are in contact with a certain portioncommon to both the bubbles. What will be the shape of the commonboundary as seen from inside the smaller bubble? Support your answerwith a neat diagram and justify your answer

Profile image of Vaibhav shukla
8 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Arun
8 Years ago
Dear Vaibhav
 
When see from the inside the smaller bubble, the shape of the common boundary appears as a concave
 
i) for a curved liquid film pressure is Greater on its concave side
ii) pressure inside the smaller bubble is greater than that inside the larger drop.
 
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Arun (askIITians forum expert)