Molten Sphere Surface Area Increase
XAT 2012 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Easy · Mensuration
A spherical metal of radius 10 cm is molten and made into 1000 smaller spheres of equal sizes. In this process the surface area of the metal is increased by:
- A.
1000 times
- B.
100 times
- C.
10 times
- D.
No change
- E.
None of the above
Answer
E
Explanation
Large sphere volume = . Small spheres radius : cm. Original surface area = . Total new surface area = . Increase in surface area = , which is an increase of 9 times (or 10 times the original value, increased by 900%). Neither 1000, 100, 10, nor no change is correct. Hence, None of the above.
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