A film of water is formed between two parallel wires with a length of 20 cm each and separated by a distance of 0.5 cm. If their separation is increased by 1 mm while still maintaining their parallelism, how much work will have to be done? The surface tension of water is 7.2 x 10-³N m¹. [Answer: 1.44 x 10-5 J] 1m² 10,000 cm ² 1cm² 0.0001 m²

General Chemistry - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
11th Edition
ISBN:9781305580343
Author:Steven D. Gammon, Ebbing, Darrell Ebbing, Steven D., Darrell; Gammon, Darrell Ebbing; Steven D. Gammon, Darrell D.; Gammon, Ebbing; Steven D. Gammon; Darrell
Publisher:Steven D. Gammon, Ebbing, Darrell Ebbing, Steven D., Darrell; Gammon, Darrell Ebbing; Steven D. Gammon, Darrell D.; Gammon, Ebbing; Steven D. Gammon; Darrell
Chapter11: States Of Matter; Liquids And Solids
Section11.6: Classification Of Solids By Type Of Attraction Of Units
Problem 11.8E
icon
Related questions
icon
Concept explainers
Question
Exercise 1
A film of water is formed between two parallel wires with a length of 20 cm each and
separated by a distance of 0.5 cm. If their separation is increased by 1 mm while still
maintaining their parallelism, how much work will have to be done? The surface tension
of water is 7.2 x 10-³N m¹.
[Answer: 1.44 x 10-5 J
1m² 10,000 cm ²
1cm²
→→→0.0001 m²
2
OL
100
2
Transcribed Image Text:Exercise 1 A film of water is formed between two parallel wires with a length of 20 cm each and separated by a distance of 0.5 cm. If their separation is increased by 1 mm while still maintaining their parallelism, how much work will have to be done? The surface tension of water is 7.2 x 10-³N m¹. [Answer: 1.44 x 10-5 J 1m² 10,000 cm ² 1cm² →→→0.0001 m² 2 OL 100 2
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Thermochemistry
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, chemistry and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
General Chemistry - Standalone book (MindTap Cour…
General Chemistry - Standalone book (MindTap Cour…
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781305580343
Author:
Steven D. Gammon, Ebbing, Darrell Ebbing, Steven D., Darrell; Gammon, Darrell Ebbing; Steven D. Gammon, Darrell D.; Gammon, Ebbing; Steven D. Gammon; Darrell
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Chemistry for Engineering Students
Chemistry for Engineering Students
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781285199023
Author:
Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
Publisher:
Cengage Learning