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Chapter 11, Problem 55

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QUESTION:

(a) The pressure inside an alveolus with a \(2.00 \times 10^{-4}-\mathrm{m}\) radius is \(1.40 \times 10^{3} \mathbf{P a}\), due to its fluid-lined walls. Assuming the alveolus acts like a spherical bubble, what is the surface tension of the fluid?

(b) Identify the likely fluid. (You may need to extrapolate between values in Table \(11.3\).)

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

2.00 times 10^-4

1.4 times 10^3 Pa

11.3

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QUESTION:

(a) The pressure inside an alveolus with a \(2.00 \times 10^{-4}-\mathrm{m}\) radius is \(1.40 \times 10^{3} \mathbf{P a}\), due to its fluid-lined walls. Assuming the alveolus acts like a spherical bubble, what is the surface tension of the fluid?

(b) Identify the likely fluid. (You may need to extrapolate between values in Table \(11.3\).)

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

2.00 times 10^-4

1.4 times 10^3 Pa

11.3

ANSWER:

Solution 55PE:

Step 1 of 3:-

        The radius of the alveolus is, .

        The inside pressure is, .

        This is the gauge pressure inside the alveolus.

        The relationship between the gauge pressure inside, radius of the sphere and the surface tension is,

        -----------------------(1)

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