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Potential Energy of the Film [2 pts]

If the bubble has radius R, what is the potential energy of the soap film?
Hint: Recall that for a thin film, the potential energy of the surface is tex2html_wrap_inline963 , where A is the area of the film. (The factor of 2 accounts for the fact that the film has two surfaces.)



Prof. Tomas Alberto Arias
Sat Mar 8 16:29:07 EST 1997