Properties Of Solids And Liquids Question 165
Question: Two capillary tubes P and Q are dipped in water. The height of water level in capillary P is 2/3 to the height in Q capillary. The ratio of their diameters is [MP PMT 1985]
Options:
A) 2 : 3
B)3 : 2
C) 3 : 4
D) 4 : 3
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ r\propto \frac{1}{h}\Rightarrow \frac{r _{P}}{r _{Q}}=\frac{h _{Q}}{h _{P}}=\frac{h}{\frac{2}{3}h}=\frac{2}{3} $