Properties Of Solids And Liquids Question 184

Question: In a capillary tube experiment, a vertical 30 cm long capillary tube is dipped in water. The water rises up to a height of 10cm due to capillary action. If this experiment is conducted in a freely falling elevator, the length of the water column becomes [Orissa JEE 2003; AIEEE 2005]

Options:

A) 10 cm

B)20 cm

C) 30 cm

D) Zero

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

The length of the water column will be equal to full length of capillary tube.



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