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Liquids. Capillary effects

Problem 2.184

The surface of a soap film was increased isothermally by Δσ\Delta \sigma at a temperature TT. Knowing the surface tension of the soap water solution α\alpha and the temperature coefficient dα/dT,d \alpha / d T, find the increment (a) of the entropy of the film's surface layer; (b) of the internal energy of the surface layer.

Reveal Answer
 (a) ΔS=2(dα/dT)Δσ (b) ΔU=2(αTdα/dT)××Δσ.\text { (a) } \Delta S=-2(d \alpha / d T) \Delta \sigma \text { (b) } \Delta U=2(\alpha-T d \alpha / d T) \times \times \Delta \sigma .