Practice - Capillary Rise
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Practice Questions
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What is capillary rise?
💡 Hint: Think about how water rises in a straw.
What causes surface tension?
💡 Hint: Consider the attraction between water molecules.
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What is the main reason for capillary rise?
💡 Hint: Think about what keeps the liquid climbing up the tube against gravity.
True or False: Mercury will rise in a glass tube due to capillary action.
💡 Hint: Remember how mercury behaves compared to water.
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Challenge Problems
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A glass capillary tube has a radius of 0.003 m. Calculate the height to which water will rise in it if the surface tension of water is 0.072 N/m and the density of water is 1000 kg/m³.
💡 Hint: Ensure to apply the correct values and use cos(θ) as 1 if it is not stated otherwise.
Explain how capillary rise can differ in two capillaries of the same radius but with fluids of different surface tensions.
💡 Hint: Consider comparing water and oil under similar conditions.
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