Module 2: "Capliarity"
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When the bubble surface is stretched, net work done in the process gets stored as the interfacial energy.

Work done
 
   
 
(2.18)

(2.19)

From Eq.(2.18) and (2.19) we get,

(2.20)

When is nearly zero or approaches infinity, the pressure difference is nearly zero.
But interfacial tension becomes important when becomes small.