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A thin liquid film formed between a U-shaped wire and a light slider supports a weight of . The length of the slider is and its weight is negligible. The surface tension of the liquid film is:
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  1. A
    0.0125 , \text{Nm}^{-1}
  2. B
    0.1 , \text{Nm}^{-1}
  3. C
    0.05 , \text{Nm}^{-1}
  4. D
    0.025 , \text{Nm}^{-1}

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A liquid film has two surfaces. The upward force due to surface tension is: where is surface tension and is length.This force balances the weight : .

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A thin liquid film formed between a U-shaped wire and a light slider supports a weight of . The length of the slider is and its weight is negligible. The surface tension of the liquid film is:
image
A
0.0125 , \text{Nm}^{-1}
B
0.1 , \text{Nm}^{-1}
C
0.05 , \text{Nm}^{-1}
D
0.025 , \text{Nm}^{-1}

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