Hint: The releasing of energy results in the lowering of the temperature.
Step 1: Find the change in surface area.
When a big drop of radius R breaks into N droplets each of radius r, the volume remains constant.
∴∴ The volume of big drop = N x volume of each small drop
43πR3=N×43πr343πR3=N×43πr3
or R3=Nr3R3=Nr3
or N=R3r3N=R3r3
Now, change in surface area,
∆A=4πR2-N×4πr2=4π(R2-Nr2)
Step 2: Find the energy released.
The energy released=T×∆A=T×4π(R2-Nr2) [T=Surface tension]
Step 3: Find the change in temperature.
If ρ is the density and s is the specific heat of liquid and its temperature is lowered by ∆θ, then the energy released = ms∆θ
T×4π(R2-Nr2)=(43πR3×ρ)s∆θ [∴m=Vρ=43ρπR3] ∆θ=T×4π(R2-Nr2)43πR3ρ×s =3Tρs[R2R3-Nr2R3] =3Tρs[1R-(R3/r3)×r2R3] =3Tρs[1R-1r]