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Two soap bubbles of radii 3 cm and 6 cm coalesce in a vacuum under isothermal conditions. What is the radius of the resulting bubble?

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  1. Identify the given radii of the two initial soap bubbles.

    Let R1R_1 be the radius of the first bubble and R2R_2 be the radius of the second bubble.
    R1=3 cmR_1 = 3 \text{ cm}
    R2=6 cmR_2 = 6 \text{ cm}

  2. Recall the physical principles for coalescing soap bubbles in a vacuum under isothermal conditions.

    For a soap bubble, the excess pressure inside is given by ΔP=4TR\Delta P = \frac{4T}{R}, where TT is the surface tension and RR is the radius. Since the bubbles are in a vacuum, the external pressure is 0, so the absolute pressure inside the bubble is P=4TRP = \frac{4T}{R}.
    The volume of a spherical bubble is V=43πR3V = \frac{4}{3}\pi R^3.
    When two bubbles coalesce under isothermal conditions, the total number of moles of gas inside is conserved. From the ideal gas law (PV=nRTPV = nRT), since TT is constant, n∝PVn \propto PV. Therefore, the product PVPV is conserved:

    P1V1+P2V2=PfVfP_1 V_1 + P_2 V_2 = P_f V_f

    where PfP_f and VfV_f are the pressure and volume of the final bubble.

  3. Substitute the expressions for pressure and volume into the conservation equation.

    (4TR1)(43πR13)+(4TR2)(43πR23)=(4TRf)(43πRf3)\left(\frac{4T}{R_1}\right) \left(\frac{4}{3}\pi R_1^3\right) + \left(\frac{4T}{R_2}\right) \left(\frac{4}{3}\pi R_2^3\right) = \left(\frac{4T}{R_f}\right) \left(\frac{4}{3}\pi R_f^3\right)

    Cancel the common factor (4T⋅4π3)\left(\frac{4T \cdot 4\pi}{3}\right) from all terms:

    R13R1+R23R2=Rf3Rf\frac{R_1^3}{R_1} + \frac{R_2^3}{R_2} = \frac{R_f^3}{R_f} R12+R22=Rf2R_1^2 + R_2^2 = R_f^2
  4. Calculate the radius of the final bubble (RfR_f).

    Substitute the given values for R1R_1 and R2R_2:

    Rf2=(3 cm)2+(6 cm)2R_f^2 = (3 \text{ cm})^2 + (6 \text{ cm})^2 Rf2=9 cm2+36 cm2R_f^2 = 9 \text{ cm}^2 + 36 \text{ cm}^2 Rf2=45 cm2R_f^2 = 45 \text{ cm}^2 Rf=45 cm2R_f = \sqrt{45 \text{ cm}^2} Rf=9×5 cmR_f = \sqrt{9 \times 5} \text{ cm} Rf=35 cmR_f = 3\sqrt{5} \text{ cm}

    The numerical value is approximately:

    Rf≈3×2.236 cmR_f \approx 3 \times 2.236 \text{ cm} Rf≈6.708 cmR_f \approx 6.708 \text{ cm}

    The radius of the bubble formed is \boxed{\text{3\sqrt{5} cm}}.

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