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The surface tension of a liquid is $70\,dyne/cm$. In $MKS$ system its value is 

A$70N/m$
B$7 \times {10^{ - 2}}\,N/m$
C$7 \times {10^3}\,N/m$
D$7 \times {10^2}\,N/m$

Solution

(b) $1$ dyne $ = {10^{ – 5}}$ Newton, $1\,cm = {10^{ – 2}}m$
$70\,\frac{{dyne}}{{cm}} = \frac{{70 \times {{10}^{ – 5}}}}{{{{10}^{ – 2}}}}\;\frac{N}{m}$
= $7 \times {10^{ – 2}}N/m$.
Standard 11
Physics

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