A wire of length \(L\) and radius \(r(r<<L)\) is kept floating on the surface of a liquid of density \(\rho\). The maximum radius of the wire for which it may not sink is (Surface tension of liquid is \(T\)): 
1. \(\sqrt { \frac{T}{\rho g}}\)
2. \(\sqrt { \frac{2T}{\rho g}}\)
3. \(\sqrt{\frac{2T\rho}{\pi g}}\)
4. \(\sqrt{\frac{2T} {\pi \rho g}}\)

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The pressure experienced by a swimmer \(20~\text{m}\) below the water surface in a lake is appropriately
[Given density of water = \(10^3 ~\text{kgm}^{-3}, g=10 ~\text{ms}^{-2} \) and \(1~\text{atm} = 10^5~\text{Pa}\)]: 
1. \(1~\text{atm}\)
2. \(2~\text{atm}\)
3. \(3~\text{atm}\)
4. \(4~\text{atm}\)
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A thin flat circular disc of radius \(4.5~\text {cm}\) is placed gently over the surface of water. If surface tension of water is \(0.07~\text{Nm}^{-1},\) then the excess force required to take it away from the surface is:
1. \(198~\text{N}\)
2. \(1.98~\text{mN}\)
3. \(99~\text{N}\)
4. \(19.8~\text{mN}\)
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The viscous drag acting on a metal sphere of diameter \(1\) mm, falling through a fluid of viscosity \(0.8\) Pa-s with a velocity of \(2\) ms–1 is nearly equal to:
1. \(15\times 10^{-3}~\text{N}\)
2. \(30\times 10^{-3}~\text{N}\)
3. \(1.5\times 10^{-3}~\text{N}\)
4. \(20\times 10^{-3}~\text{N}\)
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Which of the following statements is not true?
1. The coefficient of viscosity is a scalar quantity.
2. Surface tension is a scalar quantity.
3. Pressure is a vector quantity.
4. Relative density is a scalar quantity.
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The amount of energy required to form a soap bubble of radius \(2~\text{cm}\) from a soap solution is nearly:
\((\)surface tension of soap solution \(0.03~\text{Nm}^{-1})\)
1. \(50.1 \times 10^{-4}~\text{J}\)
2. \(30.16 \times 10^{-4}~ \text{J}\)
3. \(5.06 \times 10^{-4} ~\text{J}\)
4. \(3.01\times 10^{-4} ~\text{J}\)
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The venturi-meter works on:
1. The principle of perpendicular axes
2. Huygen's principle
3. Bernoulli's principle
4. The principle of parallel axes
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The terminal velocity of a copper ball of radius \(5~\text{mm}\) falling through a tank of oil at room temperature is \(10~\text{cm}~\text{s}^{-1}\) . If the viscosity of oil at room temperature is \(0.9~\text{kg}~\text{m}^{-1}~\text{s}^{-1}\), the viscous drag force is:
1. \(8.48 \times10^{-3}\) N
2. \(8.48 \times10^{-5}\) N
3. \(4.23 \times10^{-3}\) N
4. \(4.23 \times10^{-6}\) N
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Two copper vessels \(A\) and \(B\) have the same base area but are of different shapes. \(A\) takes twice the volume of water that \(B\) requires to fill up to a particular common height. Then the correct statement among the following is:
1. pressure on the base area of vessels \(A\) and \(B\) is same.
2. pressure on the base area of vessels \(A\) and \(B\) is not same.
3. both vessels \(A\) and \(B\) weigh the same.
4. vessel \(B\) weighs twice that of \(A\).
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Air is pushed carefully into a soap bubble of radius \(r\) to double its radius. If the surface tension of the soap solution is \(T,\) then work done in the process is:

1. \(12\pi r^2T\) 2. \(24\pi r^2T\)
3. \(4\pi r^2T\) 4. \(8\pi r^2T\)
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