An open glass tube is immersed in mercury in such a way that a length of $$8$$ $$cm$$ extends above the mercury level. The open end of the tube is then closed and scaled and the tube is raised vertically up by additional $$46$$ $$cm$$. What will be length of the air column above mercury in the tube now? (Atmospheric pressure $$=76$$ $$cm$$ of $$Hg$$)

On heating water, bubbles being formed at the bottom of the vessel detach and rise. Take the bubbles to be spheres of radius $$R$$ and making a circular contact of radius $$r$$ with the bottom $$R$$ and making a circular contact of radius $$r$$ with the bottom of the vessel. If $$r < < R$$ and the surface tension of water is $$T,$$ value of $$r$$ just before bubbles detach is: (density of water is $${\rho _w}$$)

A uniform cylinder of length $$L$$ and mass $$M$$ having cross-sectional area $$A$$ is suspended, with its length vertical, from a fixed point by a mass-less spring such that it is half submerged in a liquid of density $$\sigma $$ at equilibrium position. The extension $${x_0}$$ of the spring when it is in equilibrium is:

Assume that a drop of liquid evaporates by decreases in its surface energy, so that its temperature remains unchanged. What should be the minimum radius of the drop for this to be possible ? The surface tension is $$T,$$ density of liquid is $$\rho $$ and $$L$$ is its latent heat of vaporization.