The lower end of a capillary tube is dipped into water and it is observed that the water in capillary tube…

The lower end of a capillary tube is dipped into water and it is observed that the water in capillary tube rises by 7.5 cm. Find the radius of the capillary tube used, if surface tension of water is 7.5×10-2 N m-1? Angle of contact between water and glass is 0° and acceleration due to gravity is 10 m s-2.
  1. 0.2cm
  2. 0.1cm
  3. 0.4mm
  4. 0.2mm

Solution

Height of rise of liquid due to surface tension in a capillary tube, h=2Scosθrρg

Given that, height of liquid rise h=7.5 cm, surface tension of water S=7.5×10-2 N m-1 and the angle of contact between water and glass is θ=0°

h=2Scosθrρgr=2Scosθhρg=27.5×10-2 N m-1cos0° 7.5×10-2 m1000 kg m-310 m s-2r=0.2×10-3 m or 0.2 mm

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (19 Aug Shift 1)

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