Q.
The angle of contact between glass and water is 0∘ and water (surface tension 70dyn/cm ) rises in a glass capillary up to 6cm. Another liquid of surface tension 14dyn/cm, angle of contact 60∘ and relative density 2 will rise in the same capillary up to
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Mechanical Properties of Fluids
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Solution:
h1h2=ρ2σ2cosθ2×σ1cosθ1ρ1
or h2h1=2140×21×70×11
or h2=2h1=26cm=3cm