A larger drop of water breaks up into a large number of small droplets. Does the surface energy increase ?

A larger drop of water breaks up into a large number of small droplets

1.	A larger drop of water breaks up into a large number of small droplets. Does the surface energy increase ?
Answer» Solution :In this case, the surface energy will increase. It can be SHOWN bycalculation that the TOTAL surface area of the smaller droplets of water is greater than the surface area of the large DROP. So, during the breaking up of a large drop of water into many small droplets, the surface area INCREASES. So, increase in surface area`xx` surface TENSION = increase in surface energy.