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Q. In a surface tension experiment with a capillary tube water rises upto $0.1\, m$. If the same experiment is repeated on an artificial satellite, which is revolving around the earth, water will rise in the capillary tube upto a height of

Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Solution:

In the satellite , the weight of the liquid column is zero. So the liquid will rise up to the top of the tube.