Large force is required to draw apart two glass plates enclosing a thin layer of water film. Explain why.
The thin film formed between the glass plates has concave surface all around as shown
in figure. Due to surface tension the pressure on convex side is less than that on concave side i.e. pi< p0. Therefore there is net inward force on the plates due to difference of pressure and require some force to separate them.
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