Question 12 Marks
Twenty$-$seven solid iron spheres, each of radius r and surface area $S$ are melted to form a sphere with surface area $S\ '$. Find the
- radius $r\ '$ of the new sphere, and
- ratio of $S$ and $S\ '.$
Answer
View full question & answer→Volume of $27$ solid sphere, each of radius, $r = 27 \times \frac{4}{3} \pi r^3 $
$= 36 \pi r^3 $
According to the question,
Volume of sphere of radius $r\ ' =$ Volume of $27$ solid spheres
$\Rightarrow \frac{4}{3} \pi (r')^3 = 36 \pi r^3$
$\Rightarrow (r\ ')^3 = 27r^3 = (3r)^3$
$\Rightarrow r\ ' = 3r$
We have,
$S' = 4 \pi r\ '^2 = 4 \pi(3r)^2 $
$= 36 \pi r^2$
$\therefore$ $\frac{S}{S\ '}$ = $\frac{4 \pi r^2}{36 \pi r^2}$ = $\frac{1}{9}$
$\Rightarrow S : S\ ' = 1 : 9.$
$= 36 \pi r^3 $
According to the question,
Volume of sphere of radius $r\ ' =$ Volume of $27$ solid spheres
$\Rightarrow \frac{4}{3} \pi (r')^3 = 36 \pi r^3$
$\Rightarrow (r\ ')^3 = 27r^3 = (3r)^3$
$\Rightarrow r\ ' = 3r$
We have,
$S' = 4 \pi r\ '^2 = 4 \pi(3r)^2 $
$= 36 \pi r^2$
$\therefore$ $\frac{S}{S\ '}$ = $\frac{4 \pi r^2}{36 \pi r^2}$ = $\frac{1}{9}$
$\Rightarrow S : S\ ' = 1 : 9.$



