The figure shows a soap film in which a closed elastic thread is lying. The film inside the thread is pricked. Now the sliding wire is moved out so that the surface area increases. The radius of the circle formed by the elastic thread will:
A
increase
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B
decrease
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C
remain same
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D
Data insufficient
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Solution
The correct option is C remain same The force exerted by film on wire or thread depends only on the nature of material of the film and not on its surface area. Hence the radius of circle formed by elastic thread does not change.