Properties Of Solids And Liquids Question 159

Question: When two capillary tubes of different diameters are dipped vertically, the rise of the liquid is[NCERT 1978]

Options:

A) Same in both the tubes

B) More in the tube of larger diameter

C) Less in the tube of smaller diameter

D) More in the tube of smaller diameter

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ h=\frac{2T\cos \theta }{rdg}$

$\therefore h\propto \frac{1}{r} $ (T,q, d and g are constant) .

If r is less then h will be more.



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