If a big drop of water is broken into smaller drops the surface energy

Question

If a big drop of water is broken into smaller drops the surface energy (A) increases (B) decreases (C) remains unchanged (D) can increase as well as decrease

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

When a drop of radius R splits into n smaller drops, (each of radius r), then surface area of liquid increases and hence surface energy increases.

Q. If a big drop of water is broken into smaller drops the surface energy

increases

decreases

remains unchanged

can increase as well as decrease

When a drop of radius $R$ splits into n smaller drops, (each of radius $r$ ), then surface area of liquid increases and hence surface energy increases.