Estimate the work that must be done to double the volume of a spherical bubble (treated as a spherical cavity) of air of initial radius 5.0 mm in water at 298 K. The surface tension of water at th is temperature is 72 mN m-1.

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Estimate the work that must be done to double the volume of a spherical bubble (treated as a spherical cavity) of air of initial radius 5.0 mm in water at 298 K. The surface tension of water at th is temperature is 72 mN m-1.

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