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Splitting & Merging of Drops

One thousand small water drops of equal radii combine to form a big drop. The ratio of final surface energy to the total initial surface energy is

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Answer: (b)

Merging $n$ drops: $E_f/E_i = 1/n^{1/3}$ .
$E_f/E_i = 1/(1000)^{1/3} = 1/10$
So the answer is (b) $1:10$ .

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