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Surface tension
Question

Water rises in a capillary tube to a certain height such that the upward force due to surface tension is balanced by 7 5 x 10-4  N, force due to the weight of the liquid. If the surface tension of water is 6 x 10-2 N/m, the inner circumference of the capillary must be:

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Solution

2πrT=W2πr=WT=75×10-46×10-2=12.5×10-2m.

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