The force required to take away a flat plate of radius 4 cm from the surface of water is (surface tension of water = 70 dyne/cm)
1758.4 dyne/cm
Force due to surface tension acts all along the circumference of the circular plate. Therefore, force required to take away of plate is,
F = T x 2πr = 70 x 2 x 3.14 x 4 = 1758.4 dyne/cm