Work Done in Blowing a Soap Bubble – Rankers Physics
Topic: Solid and Fluids
Subtopic: Surface Tension and Viscosity

Work Done in Blowing a Soap Bubble

The work done in blowing a soap bubble of \(20\text{ cm}\) radius is (surface tension of soap solution is \(0.03\text{ N/m}\))
\(2.06 \times 10^{-2}\text{ J}\)
\(3.01 \times 10^{-2}\text{ J}\)
\(5.06 \times 10^{-2}\text{ J}\)
\(1.51 \times 10^{-2}\text{ J}\)

Solution:

The work done to create a soap bubble (which has two free surfaces) is given by \(W = 2T\Delta A = 8\pi R^2 T\). Substituting \(R = 0.2\text{ m}\) and \(T = 0.03\text{ N/m}\) gives \(W = 8 \times \pi \times (0.2)^2 \times 0.03 \approx 3.01 \times 10^{-2}\text{ J}\).

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