Capillary Action

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Capillary Action: Overview

In the topic, we will come across the definition of capillary action. It mentions the applications of capillarity here. We will study the different types of forces in capillary action via examples. It also briefs us on the concept of surface tension.

Important Questions on Capillary Action

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On dipping one end of a capillary in liquid and inclining the capillary at an angles 30o and 60​o with the vertical, the lengths of liquid columns in it are found to be l 1 and l 2 respectively. The ratio of l 1 and l 2 is

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On dipping one end of a capillary in liquid and inclining the capillary at an angles 300 and 600 with the vertical, the lengths of liquid columns in it are found to be l 1 and l 2 respectively. The ratio of l 1 and l 2 is

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State Jurin's law, and write its expression?

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Describe a situation in brief where capillary action is occurring and the reason behind this.

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Write a short note on Capillary pressure.

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Capillary pressure can serve as driving force for fluid transport.

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The rise or fall of a fluid in a capillary tube is governed by the balance of _____ and adhesive forces.

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In the plans, water moves from ground to top of the plant by the _____ action.

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How does the plant use the capillary action?

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The oil in the wick of an oil lamp rises up due to capillary action. This effect is due to _____ tension of liquids.

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Write down applications of the capillarity.

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When a glass capillary tube of the radius 0.015 cm is dipped in water, the water rises to a height of 15 cm within it. Assuming the contact angle between water and glass to be 0°, the surface tension of water is [ρwater =1000 kg m-3, g=9.81 m s-2]

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A capillary tube is immersed vertically in water and the height of the water column is x . When this arrangement is taken into a mine of depth d, the height of the water column is y . If R is the radius of earth, the ratio x y  is :

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Which of the following graphs may represent the relation between the capillary rise h and the radius r of the capillary?

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Water rises in a capillary tube to a height h. Choose false statement regarding capillary rise from the following.

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Water rises in a capillary tube to a height h. Choose false statement regarding capillary rise from the following.

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If the surface tension of water is 0.06 N/m, then the capillary rise in a tube of a diameter 1 mm is θ=0o

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Two large glass plates are dipped vertically in water of density ρ at small separation d. If surface tension of water is T, then rise of water between the plates is

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For next three question please follow the same

A capillary tube of radius r is lowered into a liquid of surface tension T and density  ρ . Given angel of contact = 0o.

What is the work done by the force of surface tension?

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For next three question please follow the same

A capillary tube of radius r is lowered into a liquid of surface tension T and density  ρ . Given angel of contact = 0o.

What is the potential energy acquired by the liquid in the capillary?