Surface Energy of Oil Drop – Rankers Physics
Topic: Solid and Fluids
Subtopic: Surface Tension and Viscosity

Surface Energy of Oil Drop

Assertion (A): Surface energy of an oil drop is same whether placed on glass or water surface.
Reason (R): Surface energy is dependent only on the properties of oil.
 
(1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
(2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Concept: Interfacial surface energy. Surface energy (or surface tension) is a property of the interface between two phases. It depends on the intermolecular forces between the molecules of *both* substances forming the interface. Therefore, an oil-glass interface will have different surface energy than an oil-water interface. Both Assertion and Reason are false.

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