Two small drops of mercury,each of radius $R$,coalesce to form a single large drop. The ratio of the total surface energies before and after the change is

$SiCl_4$ on hydrolysis forms '$X$' and $HCl$. Compound '$X$' loses water at $1000^\circ C$ and gives '$Y$'. Compounds '$X$' and '$Y$' respectively are:

If $f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{1-\sqrt{2} \sin x}{\pi-4x} & \text{if } x \neq \frac{\pi}{4} \\ a & \text{if } x = \frac{\pi}{4} \end{cases}$ is continuous at $x = \frac{\pi}{4}$, then $a$ is equal to

If $\operatorname{cosec} \theta = \frac{p+q}{p-q}$,then $\cot \left(\frac{\pi}{4} + \frac{\theta}{2}\right)$ is equal to

If the vectors $a \hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}$,$\hat{i}+b \hat{j}+\hat{k}$,and $\hat{i}+\hat{j}+c \hat{k}$ $(a \neq 1, b \neq 1, c \neq 1, a \neq b \neq c)$ are coplanar,then the value of $\frac{1}{1-a}+\frac{1}{1-b}+\frac{1}{1-c}$ is:

$A$ person is observing a bacteria through a compound microscope. For better observation and to improve its resolving power,he should: