A mercury drop of radius 1 cm is sprayed into 10⁶ drops of equal size. The energy expressed in joules is (surface tension of mercury is 460 × 10⁻3N/m):
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When a liquid drop breaks into smaller drops, surface area increases and energy required is:
E = T (Af - Aᵢ)
Radius of each new drop is found using volume conservation.