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Assume that a drop of a liquid evaporates by a decrease in its surface energy so that its temperature remains unchanged. The minimum radius of the drop for this to be possible is. (The surface tension is , the density of the liquid is and is its latent heat of vaporisation.)
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Let the radius of the drop at time be and at an instant be
As surface area is given by, ,
decrease in surface area is,
Decrease in surface energy during time is,
Decrease in volume during time is,
Decrease in mass during time is,
Heat required in vaporisation is,
Apply conservation of energy,
decrease in surface energyheat required in vaporisation.
Hence, the minimum radius is
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