The excess pressure inside a soap bubble A in air is half the excess pressure inside another soap bubble B in air. If the volume of the bubble A is $n$ times the volume of the bubble $B$, then, the value of $n$ is__________.
Answer (integer)
8
Solution
<p>The excess pressure inside a soap bubble is determined by the formula:</p>
<p>$ \Delta \mathrm{P} = \frac{4 \mathrm{~T}}{\mathrm{R}} $</p>
<p>where $ \Delta \mathrm{P} $ is the excess pressure, $ \mathrm{T} $ is the surface tension of the soap film, and $ \mathrm{R} $ is the radius of the bubble.</p>
<p>Given that the excess pressure inside bubble A is half that inside bubble B, we have:</p>
<p>$ \Delta \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{A}} = \frac{1}{2} \Delta \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{B}} $</p>
<p>This implies:</p>
<p>$ \frac{R_{\mathrm{A}}}{R_{\mathrm{B}}} = \frac{\Delta \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{B}}}{\Delta \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{A}}} = 2 $</p>
<p>Now, considering the volumes of the bubbles, the relationship between volume and radius for a sphere is given by:</p>
<p>$ V = \frac{4}{3} \pi R^3 $</p>
<p>Thus, the ratio of the volumes of bubbles A and B is:</p>
<p>$ \frac{V_{\mathrm{A}}}{V_{\mathrm{B}}} = \left( \frac{R_{\mathrm{A}}}{R_{\mathrm{B}}} \right)^3 = 2^3 = 8 $</p>
<p>Therefore, the volume of bubble A is $ n = 8 $ times the volume of bubble B.</p>
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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Properties of Solids and Liquids · Topic: Elasticity
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