Capillary Rise

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Important Questions on Capillary Rise

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A long capillary tube of mass 'π' g, radius 2 mm and negligible thickness, is partially immersed in a liquid of surface tension 0.1 N/m. Take angle of contact zero and neglect the buoyant force of liquid. The force required to hold the tube vertically is 3π2500x newton. Find x.g=10 m/s2

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A capillary tube of radius r is immersed in water and water rises in it to a height h. The mass of water in the capillary tube is 5g. Another capillary tube of radius 2r is immersed in water. The mass of water that will rise in this tube is 

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Three liquids of densities ρ1, ρ2 and ρ3 (with ρ1>ρ2>ρ3, having the same value of surface tension T, rise to the same height in three identical capillaries. The angles of contact θ1 θ2 and θ3 obey 

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In a capillary tube having area of cross-section "A", water rises to a height 'h'. If cross sectional area is reduced to 'A'9, the rise of water in the capillary tube is