Mechanical Properties Of Fluids - II

A. Based on Surface Tension

1. Consider a liquid contained in a vessel. The adhesive force is (b) The size of the bubbles remains the same

very weak compared to the cohesive force in the liquid. The (c) Air flows from the smaller bubble into the large one and
shape of the liquid – surface near solid shall be: the larger bubble grows at the expense of the smaller one
(a) horizontal (b) almost vertical (c) concave (d) convex (d) The air flows from the larger
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2. The surface tension of soap solution is 25 x 10 Nm . The
10. If two soap bubbles of equal radii r coalesce then the radius
excess pressure inside a soap bubble of diameter 1cm is:
of curvature of interface between two bubbles will be
(a) 10 Pa (b) 20 Pa (c) 5 Pa (d) none of these
(a) r (b) 0
3. Two soap bubbles have radii in the ratio of 8:1. What is the
(c) Infinity (d) r /2
ratio of excess pressure inside them?
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 1:4 (d) 4:1
B. Based on Archimedes’ Principle
4. A square wire frame of size L is dipped in a liquid. On 11. What fraction of an iceberg is under water surface if density of
taking out, a membrane is formed. If the surface tension of sea water is 1020 Kg m-3 and the density of ice is 910 Kg m-3?

liquid is T, force acting on the frame will be: (a) 0.5 (b) 0.782 (c) 0.892 (d) 0.991

(a) 2 TL (b) 4 TL (c) 8 TL (d) 10TL 12. Two cylinders A and B float on water. It is observed that A
5. A spherical liquid drop of radius R is divided into eight floats with 2/3rd of its volume immersed and B floats with half

droplets. If surface tension is T, then work done in the process of its volume immersed. The ratio of densities of A and B is

will be: (a) 4 : 2 (b) 3 : 1 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 3 : 4

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(a) 2 R2 T (b) 3 R2 T (c) 4 R2 T (d) 8 R2 T 13. A block of material of density 5 x10 Kg m floats half
6. A soap bubble has radius r. The surface tension of the soap submerged in a liquid of unknown density. This unknown

solution is T. The energy needed to double the diameter of the density is:

bubble without change of temperature is: (a) 5 x 103 Kgm-3 (b) 6 x 103 Kgm-3
(c) 10 x 103Kgm-3 (d) 15 x 103 Kgm-3
(a) 4r2 T (b) 2r2 T (c) 12 r2 T (d) 24 r2T
14. A metallic sphere floats in an immiscible mixture of water
7. A capillary tube of radius R is immersed in water and water
(w = 103 Kg m-3) and a liquid (l = 13.5 x 103 Kg m-3) such
rises in it to a height H. Mass of water in capillary tube is M. If
the radius of the tube is doubled, mass of water that will rise in that its 4/5th portion is in water and 1/5th portion in the liquid.

capillary tube will be The density of the metal is:

(a) 2M (b) M (c) M/2 (d) 4M (a) 4.5 x 103Kg m3 (b) 4.0 x 103 Kg m-3
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(c) 3.5 x 10 Kg m (d) 3.0 Kg m-3
8. A thread is tied slightly loose to a wire frame as in figure and
15. A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a
the frame is dipped into a soap solution and taken out. The
lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm, when a man gets on it. The mass
frame is completely covered with the film. When the portion A
of the man is
punctured with a pin, the thread.
(a) 60 Kg (b) 72 Kg (c) 12 Kg (d) 128 Kg
Frame
A

B
Thread

(a) Becomes concave toward A

(b) Becomes convex towards A
(c) Remains in the initial position
(d) Either (a) or (b) depending on the size of A w.r.t. B

9. If two soap bubbles of different radii are in communication

with each other
(a) Air flows from larger bubble into the smaller one

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