Answer:
The surface tension is 0.0318 N/m and is sufficiently less than the surface tension of the water.
Solution:
As per the question:
Radius of an alveolus, R =
Gauge Pressure inside,
Blood Pressure outside,
Now,
Change in pressure,
Since the alveolus is considered to be a spherical shell
The surface tension can be calculated as:
And we know that the surface tension of water is 72.8 mN/m
Thus the surface tension of the alveolus is much lesser as compared to the surface tension of water.
