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Water rises in a capillary tube to a certain height such that the upward force due to surface tension is balanced by 75×10-4 N force due to the weight of the liquid. If the surface tension of water is 6×10-2 Nm-1, the inner circumference of the capillary must be

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Explanation

(d) 

6×10-2×Circumference = Force Circumference = 75×10-46×10-2=12.5×10-2 m

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

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(b) r1hrprQ=hQhP=h23h=32

A vessel, whose bottom has round holes with diameter of 0.1mm, is filled with water. The maximum height to which the water can be filled without leakage is
(S.T. of water =75 dyne/cm, g =1000 cm/s2)

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Explanation

(d) h=2Trdg=2×750.005×1×103=30 cm

Water rise in a capillary tube when its one end is dipped vertically in it, is 3 cm. If the surface tension of water is 75×10-3 N/m, then the diameter of capillary will be

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Explanation

(c) 

T=rhρg275×10-3=3×10-2×r×103×9.82r=12mm         D=2r=1mm

By inserting a capillary tube upto a depth l in water, the water rises to a height h ( h<l). If the lower end of the capillary is closed inside water and the capillary is taken out and closed end opened, to what height the water will remain in the tube ?

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If the surface tension of water is 0.06 Nm-1, then the capillary rise in a tube of diameter 1 mm is ( θ=0° )

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Explanation

(b) h=2Trdg=2×6×10-25×10-4×103×10=2.4×10-2 m=2.4 cm

A capillary tube when immersed vertically in liquid records a rise of 3 cm. If the tube is immersed in the liquid at an angle of 60° with the vertical. The length of the liquid column along the tube is 

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The action of a nib split at the top is explained by

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Explanation

(c) The tip of nib of a writing pen is split to provide the capillary action. Due to capillary, ink will rise in the split of nib and allows the pen to write continuously.

The correct relation is

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Explanation

(a) r=2Tcosθhdg

During capillary rise of a liquid in a capillary tube, the surface of contact that remains constant is of

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(c) 

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