A soap bubble assumes a spherical surface. Which of the following statement is wrong

The soap film consists of two surface layers of molecules back to back

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The bubble encloses air inside it

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The pressure of air inside the bubble is less than the atmospheric pressure; that is why the atmospheric pressure has compressed it equally from all sides to give it a spherical shape

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Because of the elastic property of the film, it will tend

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The correct option is C
The pressure of air inside the bubble is less than the atmospheric pressure; that is why the atmospheric pressure has compressed it equally from all sides to give it a spherical shape

The pressure of air inside the bubble is less than the atmospheric pressure; that is why the atmospheric pressure has compressed it equally from all sides to give it a spherical shape

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