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Let ${ }^{\prime} \mathrm{R}_{1}$ ' and ${ }^{\prime} \mathrm{R}_{2}$ ' are radii of two mercury drops. A big mercury drop is formed from
them under isothermal conditions. The radius of the resultant drop is
PhysicsMechanical Properties of FluidsMHT CETMHT CET 2020 (14 Oct Shift 2)
Options:
  • A $\mathrm{R}=\sqrt{\mathrm{R}_{1}^{2}-\mathrm{R}_{2}^{2}}$
  • B $R=\frac{R_{1}+R_{2}}{2}$
  • C $\mathrm{R}=\sqrt{\mathrm{R}_{1}^{2}+\mathrm{R}_{2}^{2}}$
  • D $\mathrm{R}=\left(\mathrm{R}_{1}^{3}+\mathrm{R}_{2}^{3}\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}$
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The correct answer is: $\mathrm{R}=\left(\mathrm{R}_{1}^{3}+\mathrm{R}_{2}^{3}\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}$
The Volume of the bigger drop is equal to the sum of the volumes of the smaller drops.
$\begin{aligned}
& \frac{4}{3} \pi R^{3}=\frac{4}{3} \pi R_{1}^{3}+\frac{4}{3} \pi R_{2}^{3} \\
\therefore \quad & R=\sqrt[3]{R_{1}^{3}+R_{2}^{3}}
\end{aligned}$

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