Home
Class 11
PHYSICS
A container of width 2a is filled with a...

A container of width `2a` is filled with a liquid. A thin wire of weight per unit length `lambda` is gently placed over the liquid surface in the middle of surface as shown. As a result the liquid surface is depressed by a distance `y (ylt lta)`. Determine the surface tension of the liquid.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
`(lamdaa)/(2y)`
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ELASTICITY, SURFACE TENSION AND FLUID MECHANICS

    ALLEN|Exercise Exercise 5 B (Integer Type Questions)|3 Videos

  • ELASTICITY, SURFACE TENSION AND FLUID MECHANICS

    ALLEN|Exercise Exercise 5 B (Assertion Reason)|1 Videos

  • CENTRE OF MASS

    ALLEN|Exercise EXERCISE-V B|19 Videos

  • ERROR AND MEASUREMENT

    ALLEN|Exercise Part-2(Exercise-2)(B)|22 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A container of width 2a is filled with a liquid. A thin wire of weight per unit length lamda is gently placed over the liquid surface in the middle of the surface as shown in the figure. As a result, the liquid surface is depressed by a distance y ( y ltlt a ) . If the surface tension of the liquid is (4 lamda ag )/(ky) . Then value of k is .

At critical temperature, the surface tension of a liquid

At critical temperature, the surface tension of a liquid

Name the factors affecting the surface tension of a liquid.

If temperature increases, the surface tension of a liquid

What is the effect of temperature on the surface tension of a liquid ?

A long wire of negligible thickness and mass per unit length lambda is floating in a liquid such that the top surface of liquid dips by a distance 'y' If the lendth of base of vessel is 2a , find surface tension of the liquid ( y gt gt a)

A uniform wire having mass per unit length lambda is placed over a liquid surface. The wire causes the liquid to depress by y(y lt lt a) as shown in figure. Find surface tension of liquid. Neglect end effect.

How many of the following factors effect the surface tension of a liquid ?

Which of the following does not affect surface tension of liquid?