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Consider homogeneous nucleation of a spherical solid in liquid. For a given undercooling, if surface energy of a nucleus increases by 20%, the corresponding increase (in percent) in the critical radius of the nucleus is: _______ (round off to nearest integer).

Correct : 20

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