A big drop is formed by coalescing 1000 small droplets of water. The ratio of surface energy of 1000 droplets to that of energy of big drop is x10. The value of x is ______.
Answer: 1
Solution
Volume is conserved: 1000⋅34πr3=34πR3⇒R=10r.
SE of big dropSE of 1000 drops=4πR2T1000(4πr2)T=(10r)21000r2=1001000=10.