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Q. Water rises in a capillary tube to a height $h$. It will rise to a height more than $h$

Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Solution:

When lift is accelerated downwards, the observed weight of body in a lift decreases. Hence, to counter balance the upward pull due to surface tension on the liquid meniscus, the height through which the liquid rises must increase.